Giddey Provides the Goods, but Bulls Fall Short Again

Giddey provides the goods, but Bulls fall short again

Josh Giddey has surpassed the great Scottie Pippen on Chicago's all-time triple-doubles list, but it wasn't enough to get his Bulls the win against Sacramento.

Chicago Bulls drop a 126-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings — yet the team’s tanking strategy remains confusing

SACRAMENTO — Josh Giddey slammed his hands together as the ball clattered through the net and onto the hardwood, his face crumpling into a grimace. Disgust and frustration melded together in the guard’s voice as he shouted at his teammates. The outburst was short. Giddey didn’t have time to linger on the play, a blown coverage that allowed Sacramento Kings guard Killian Hayes a clear pathway to cut to the basket for a layup. There were still mor…

Sacramento 126, Chicago 110

CHICAGO (110)

All the Kings men can't put former Bulls Zach and DeMar together again

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine as Bulls had some moments, even sniffed a playoff series, but toiled away far too often in mediocrity.DeRozan and LaVine as Kings?An unmitigated disaster.Even before LaVine was shut down for the season for finger surgery and DeRozan was out on Sunday with illness, the one-two punch they showed under Billy Donovan did not translate to the move west. Obviously, they’ve had much different personnel…

Bulls Notes: Tanking Decisions, Giddey, LaVine, DeRozan

The Bulls lost to the NBA’s worst team Sunday night in Sacramento, but it’s still not clear that they’re committed to a tanking strategy, writes Julia Poe of The Chicago Tribune (subscription required). The team has gone 2-11 since shaking up its roster at the trade deadline and has plummeted to 12th place in the East. However, Poe points out that puzzling lineup decisions are still being made for a team with incentive to tank. Jalen Smith retur…

All the Kings men can’t put former Bulls Zach and DeMar together again

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine as Bulls had some moments, even sniffed a playoff series, but toiled away far too often in mediocrity. DeRozan and LaVine as Kings? An unmitigated disaster. Even before LaVine was shut down for the season for finger surgery and DeRozan was out on Sunday with illness, the one-two punch they showed under Billy Donovan did not translate to the move west. Obviously, they’ve had much different person…