There has to be a standard.
A message that’s been intensified by Bulls coach Billy Donovan to his players since the second half of the season tipped off last week.
Maybe on Sunday it finally registered.
Thanks to having nine players in double figures, including a career-high 23 points from rookie forward Patrick Williams, the Bulls ended a two-game losing streak out of the break, beating the visiting team 118-95.
Sure, they were facing a severely short-handed team in the Raptors, but that was nothing new the last week.
Against a Philadelphia team without All-Stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid available on Thursday?