Chicago trailed by as many as 37 points in a disappointing game that wasn't close after the first quarter.
The Bulls wanted to make sure they got the attention of the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks.
It may not have been a great idea.
Because the Bucks Friday in the first Bulls home playoff game in more than five years made it look like it may be another five years in a dominating, overpowering, magisterial, commanding—there may not be enough adjectives to fully explain this one—111-81 victory over the Bulls to take a 2-1 lead in the opening round playoff series.