There was a time the Bulls were all about No. 8. It was feast or famine with guard Zach LaVine, but on the nights he was cooking, it was quite special.
That changed when veteran forward DeMar DeRozan arrived last season, and further proof of whose team the Bulls really are presented itself again Friday.
With DeRozan sidelined for a second consecutive game with a strained right quadriceps — he also left the game before that in the third quarter — the Bulls (19-24) lost their game in a row, this time 124-110 to the Thunder at the United Center.