Just when it felt as though they had learned their lesson and were starting to turn things around, they played a game like they did Tuesday.
Another gut punch, another horrible loss.
After building a 21-point lead in the first half and looking like a team on its way to a season-high four-game winning streak, the Bulls melted down in the second half and lost to the undermanned Pacers 116-110.
All of this despite coach Billy Donovan warning his players at the half that the Pacers weren’t going to go away.
‘‘What we talked about at halftime was this team has come back,’’ Donovan said.