A visibly frustrated Zach LaVine took the podium after the Bulls latest loss, and said he empathized with the boos his team received Friday.
The defeat dropped the Bulls to 7-15 since the All-Star break. And their performance on Friday was truly abysmal. Charlotte sprinted out to an opponent season-high 79 points in the first half, benefitting from defensive breakdowns and ball-security miscues galore. Head coach Billy Donovan waved the proverbial white flag by subbing in his reserves before the fourth quarter had even begun.
The Bulls were booed four times during the contest: After three Donovan timeout calls — one while trailing 55-32 at the 8:20 mark of the second quarter, another down 67-39 at 3:56, and another after Mason Plumlee picked off a pass and took it the other way for a layup to extend Charlotte’s lead to 37 — and as the Bulls trotted off to the halftime locker room."I always try to be uplifting and try to see the bright side, but I'm just tired of talking," LaVine said."We say a lot of words and we say the right things. But we gotta figure it out. Plain and simple. Everybody. Top to bottom. Coaching staff, everybody's involved.
Friday not only marked the team's fourth consecutive loss, but their fourth consecutive laugher. First, the Heat engineered an 18-point victory on Saturday, then the Bucks a 21-point rout on Tuesday, then the Celtics a 23-point win on Wednesday before the Hornets' 16-point victory on Friday."We just gotta do a better job, because it's right around the corner," LaVine said."We can't let this happen. It's embarrassing.
How, in LaVine's words, a"frustrated" Bulls locker room can cure their ails with only one regular-season game left remains to be seen."We're ready to get back on that horse," LaVine said of the team's mentality."I'm gonna fight. I'm gonna go down swinging either way. I'm not just gonna lay down for anybody. I hope everybody is like that too."
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