Fansided · Nov 18, 2025
Bulls’ most obvious fix undermines their biggest advantage
Chicago Bulls v Utah Jazz | Alex Goodlett/GettyImagesAfter five straight losses, the Chicago Bulls finally broke through—outlasting the Western Conference’s second-best team, the Denver Nuggets, 130–127. Chicago held off Denver rallies in both the second and fourth quarters to secure its hardest-fought win of the season.
The Bulls led by as many as 18 points in the second quarter and 13 in the fourth, both stretches fueled by the reserves. As a result, the plus/minus numbers told a bizarre story: no Bulls starter finished better than minus–11, while every member of the second unit posted at least a plus-4.
