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This was supposed to be the soft part of the schedule for the Bulls.
Coming out of the regular-season gate against the Pistons, Knicks and Cavaliers, coach Billy Donovan’s crew was looking forward to mid-November into early December.
Time to feast.
They’ve done nothing of the kind.
So call the 123-116 road loss to the lowly Hornets on Friday just the latest slap of embarrassment to the face of the suddenly fading Bulls (9-9).
Eliminated from advancing out of Group C for the in-season NBA Cup tournament several nights ago, both teams were playing for pride rather than reaching the knockout round.