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The Bulls needed both Kevin Huerter and Nikola Vucevic in the lineup Saturday night to beat the one-win Wizards by a point. But minor injuries forced Huerter and Vucevic to sit out last night’s game against the two-win Pelicans, and the Bulls got blown out, 143-130. Mercy. Rather than stand up, these Bulls stood around when they weren’t committing turnovers, seventeen to be exact. At least now I know to appreciate Vucevic’s modest presence on defense. Without him, the Bulls were outrebounded, 70-41 (!!), and outscored in the paint, 78-44 (!!!). Oh, and the Pelicans stole the ball thirteen times while letting the visitors to the same a mere four times. Vucevic drew considerable attention for his comment about the Bulls being too “soft” too often. Well, if things don’t improve and fast, the big man’s going to need another word or two to describe team performance against opponents with four or more wins.