The season ended the exact same way it did last season. The glaring difference this time: This season was over before the first half ended. Last year, at least they fought until the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter.
There was a lot of tough talk from Karnisovas on Saturday, especially with the Bulls again out of the playoff picture. It all sounded good, but the Bulls have reached the point where words are only words until they become action.
DeMar DeRozan felt like a kid in his bedroom again pouring water on his head to simulate sweat and taking imaginary jumpers, dreaming of moments of like this with the crowd roaring as each shot fell through the net. DeRozan scored 25 points, Drummond had season highs of 24 points and 25 rebounds in his first start of the season, and Chicago cooled off the Hawks' Trae Young somewhat in a 118-113 victory Tuesday night. Young finished with 21 points and 13 assists after tying Oscar Robertson’s record of seven consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.