Billy Donovan isn’t looking for “moral victories” after blowing a 15-point lead against the Magic
It just keeps getting worse and worse for Chicago Bulls. On Monday, they lost their fourth consecutive game, this time to the Orlando Magic with 125-120, and with many players on the injured list.
Plus, they gave up a 15-point lead in the process. As a result, the Bulls are now 9-11. Then, the head coach Billy Donovan he didn’t beat around the bush when talking about the way they played, per NBA.com’s Sam Smith.
In particular, he said that he does not seek any so-called “moral victories” when they do good things but still do not come out on top.
“I think they’re trying hard in a lot of ways and doing a good job. It’s just not good enough to win,” Donovan said. “That’s what we’re here to do. There’s no moral victories. I’m not trying to paint it that way; I’m not about that at all. There are challenges for us physically being a little bit young, tough. I think they’re trying to do those things physically. We went from 28th or 29th to a place among the leaders; we weren’t trying to get through games, so the reality was good enough to win. be better.”
Six Bulls scored in double figures. Josh Giddy led the way with 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Nikola Vucevic and Tre Jones each had 20 points, and Vucevic added 11 rebounds.
Matas Bouzelis scored 21 points with six rebounds and four assists. Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and had seven assists. Julian Phillips came off the bench and added 10 points.
Kobe White did not play due to his continued struggle with a shin injury.
For the Bulls, it’s not how they start, but how they finish
The game was almost close, and Chicago was leading by 15 points at the same time. They shot the ball well, hit threes and battled on the boards.
But they had to close it and they didn’t. In fact, the Bulls now have a clutch net rating of -15.4, which is sixth worst in the league, according to Elias Schuster of Sports Illustrated.
They also played the third most games in the NBA.
2025-12-02 16:28:00
