CSN Chicago · Jan 18, 2019
Five things we learned during the Bulls' West Coast road trip
The Bulls finished up a difficult road trip on Thursday against the Nuggets with an embarrassing 135-105 loss. They went 0-5 on the trip and now have lost nine straight games, giving them the second worst record in the NBA.
While it wasn't pretty, we're trying to take five things we saw on the trip.
Lauri Markkanen is a different player when he gets going early
Thursday was Lauri Markkanen’s best performance of the road trip, and unsurprisingly it came in the game where he attempted 10 first-quarter field goals. He went 6-for-10 in the opening 12 minutes, hitting three 3-pointers, driving twice to the basket for nice finishes and hitting a baseline jumper.
