Jim Boylen has said multiple times over the past few weeks that he wants the Bulls to continue playing in high leverage situations with playoff-like atmospheres. Though the playoffs are still a ways off for this rebuilding group, they can still gain valuable experience for when that time eventully rolls around.
They’ve been in those spots, too, with surprisingly good results. But Friday night’s loss to the Detroit Pistons, a game in which they held an 17-point halftime lead and led by as many as 21 points, was a lesson in just how quickly it can turn against those kinds of teams and what it takes to win.