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PORTLAND – Billy Donovan admittedly thought it would happen in Denver.
After all, the Bulls coach watched his team fall in double overtime the night before in Utah, get on a plane to the “Mile High City” afterwards, and then have to take on the powerhouse Nuggets less than 24 hours later.
Of course Monday would have been the perfect landing spot for rookie Noa Essengue to make his NBA debut and get some actual minutes in a big boy game.
The problem was the rest of the roster didn’t get the memo.