Those tough losses that the veteran said sting a little harder, and last a little longer.
The Bulls have been sponges in that department so far this season.
A late October five-point loss in San Antonio, an embarrassing home loss to Orlando almost two weeks ago, and then Friday’s overtime loss in Oklahoma City headline that list of disappointments.
“Sometimes you’ve got to go through whatever you’ve got to go through to understand whatever it is,’’ DeRozan said. “I think that’s just where we are. We’ve had some down moments, long four games in a row, dropping games we thought we should have won, close games, getting out butts whooped at home.