The ball movement had a bit more life to it.
The supporting cast looked more involved.
There were some positives to come out of life without Zach LaVine.
But not nearly enough, and unfortunately for the Bulls this is their new norm for the time being, as the spiral downward continued with Friday’s 126-115 loss to Memphis at the United Center.
And now with just 17 games left and likely without LaVine for at least a handful of those games, the Bulls (22-33) have put themselves in a bad position that’s only getting worse.
“We’re going to miss him a lot,’’ center Nikola Vucevic said of LaVine.