If we’re being honest, losing to the Cavaliers last night shouldn’t have been that surprising. The Cavs were fully healthy, and their roster isn’t that terrible then. Plus they have the Bulls kryptonite: guards
Meanwhile, the Bulls have around 1.5 capable non-frontcourt players, and one is out.
That said, they shouldn’t have lost that badly that quickly, especially considering they just beat the exact team a week ago. As the saying goes: if Garrett Temple is your most important non-big, then Garrett Temple is your most important non-big. The vaunted defensive improvement of replacing Zach LaVine’s minutes lasted all of one game, as did the reduction in turnovers.