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Bulls’ defense rests in setback loss to Spurs

Bulls’ defense rests in setback loss to Spurs

10 observations: Bulls’ defense rests in loss to Spurs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The Chicago Bulls scored 122 points Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs (19-31), but lost by nine points.

Billy Donovan and DeMar DeRozan summed up that development well in their postgame comments.

“When you score 122 points, you’ve got to be able to play good enough defense that that’s enough points to be able to win,” Donovan said.

“We scored 122 points, that’s more than enough points to win,” DeRozan added. “And we can’t give up 131 points. That’s unacceptable.”

With the loss, the Bulls drop to 30-18 on the season. Here are 10 observations:

1. Let’s begin by saying this was a bad night for the Bulls’ defense. Despite scoring 122 points and shooting over 52 percent at the offensive end, San Antonio won by nine and led by double-digits for long stretches of the fourth quarter. It’s the third time this season the Bulls have allowed an opponent to exceed 130…

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