10 observations: Bulls comeback falls short vs. Grizzlies originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Chicago Bulls saw a six-game win streak snapped with a 116-110 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday night.
The result drops them to 39-22, one game behind the 40-21 Miami Heat for first in the East.
Here are 10 observations:
1. The Bulls trailed by 17 points — 97-80 — with 10:19 left in the fourth quarter, and 101-85 at the 9:06 mark. To that point, their offense badly struggled with Memphis’ length and physicality, shooting 38.5 percent and 33.3 percent inside the arc (4-for-15 from the midrange, 41.3 percent in the paint).
But what followed was a hellacious run, in which they scored 14 unanswered points in just over five minutes to pull within 101-99. From there, the two sides traded punches down the stretch in thrilling fashion. The game didn’t extend outside of a four-point margin until the Grizzlies drew game-clinching free throws in the final seconds.
2. DeMar…