The Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the Chicago Bulls on the road, 114-112. Facing a Chicago team in the midst of disarray — a fired coach, a seven game losing streak and falling in the last 11 of 12 — the Thunder repeated too many of the mistakes that nearly cost them two nights ago. Instead of OKC fixing those mistakes, it was the Bulls who played nearly 48 minutes of better, smarter, more consistent basketball. And because of that, they earned the upset win.
The Bulls have had a heck of a week, no doubt, and in one particular way they share a common thread with the Thunder — Fred Hoiberg was hired the same summer as Billy Donovan, and I had the same misgivings about both.