Patrick Williams said offensive slumps don't particularly faze him. Said he's never been a prolific scorer, but hangs hat on D.
"Scoring is just one small way of impacting the game. You can rebound, defend, get stops, get deflections, or just talk, communicate + provide energy."
Bulls win. Lauri Markkanen closes.
Neither of those scenarios had happened lately.
Time for both team and talented Finn to build on Saturday night.
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While @cbefred unsuccessfully tries to explain why the Bulls were more injured after Thibs, here's the best game story I've written in 20 hours. Bulls win, and Lauri makes an appearance!
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Patrick Williams said offensive slumps don't particularly faze him. Said he's never been a prolific scorer, but hangs hat on D.
"Scoring is just one small way of impacting the game. You can rebound, defend, get stops, get deflections, or just talk, communicate + provide energy."
So playing gritty defense and having multiple scoring options works ... hmmmm ... who knew? Bulls win and are now 1-1 since the Zach coronavirus quarantine.
Wizards blowing out Pistons, so . . .
. . . not gonna scoreboard watch every game for the 10th seed.
Bulls win..Bulls win..Bulls win...106-96 over the Cavs. Time to dance.
Bulls 106, Cavaliers 96
Bulls snap 5-game skid
Vucevic 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists
Markkanen 16 points, 6 rebounds
White 8 points, 9 assists