Bulls finally win their first NBA Cup game, beating Hawks. It took almost two seasons, but the Bulls finally won an in-season tournament game, and they did so in impressive fashion. While coach Billy Donovan doesn’t love the format, he did all he could to run up the point differential late. Bulls coach Billy Donovan found himself in an uncomfortable place Friday night: up by double digits late against the Hawks with his starters still on the floor, trying to run up the score like a college football coach trying to impress poll voters with a lopsided victory.
That’s the NBA Cup for you.
Thanks to a game-high 26 points from guard Zach LaVine, the Bulls ended their winless streak in the league’s in-season tournament, beating the Hawks 136-122 at the United Center to improve to 1-1 in pool play. Point differential is one of the tournament tiebreakers, which is why Donovan had his starters in late. Shoot first, answer questions later. It took almost two seasons, but the Bulls finally won an in-season tournament game, and they did so in impressive fashion. While coach Billy Donovan doesn’t love the format, he did all he could to run up the point differential late. Bulls coach Billy Donovan found himself in an uncomfortable place Friday night: up by double digits late against the Hawks with his starters still on the floor, trying to run up the score like a college football coach trying to impress poll voters with a lopsided victory.
That’s the NBA Cup for you.
Thanks to a game-high 26 points from guard Zach LaVine, the Bulls ended their winless streak in the league’s in-season tournament, beating the Hawks 136-122 at the United Center to improve to 1-1 in pool play. Point differential is one of the tournament tiebreakers, which is why Donovan had his starters in late. Shoot first, answer questions later.
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