Back to reality. And with a resounding thud, to boot.
If the Bulls were living in the recent past, thinking everything was right after winning back-to-back games for the first time this season, they quickly found out something they probably already knew.
“We’re not a very aggressive team,” conceded Bulls coach Tim Floyd. “We’re not very good.”
No, they are not. The Bulls proved it again, this time with the Detroit Pistons knocking them around the United Center during a 108-78 victory Tuesday. The Bulls (4-11) saw their modest two-game winning streak snapped. The Pistons (9-6), on the other hand, won their fifth straight and ended an 18-game losing streak to the Bulls in Chicago.
Detroit led by 41 points with 2 minutes 47 seconds left.
The Pistons, who shot 55 percent on the night, dominated the Bulls in just about every phase of the game, with Grant Hill leading six players in double figures with 17 points. They outscored the Bulls on the fast break (19-10) and in the paint (56-38).
The only thing the Bulls had going for them is rookie Corey Benjamin, who led them with 15 points off the bench. The Bulls gave up a season-high 108 points, with their largest margin of defeat since the Philadelphia 76ers stomped them by 38 points on Jan. 11, 1995.
The Bulls never have lost by this many points at the United Center.
“This is the worst,” said Randy Brown, who just might repeat those sentiments before this season is done. “They came in with a lot of energy and we just couldn’t match them. This was bad.”
