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What we learned from the Chicago Bulls' humiliating loss to the Detroit Pistons
The Chicago Bulls had a legitimate shot at adding to their win total and improving their chances of moving up the Eastern Conference ladder as they hosted the worst team in the NBA this season, the Detroit Pistons. However, the Bulls couldn’t finish the job, falling to lowly Pistons 105-95 to drop to 27-31. Here are two takeaways from the humiliating defeat.
Historically bad shooting
How bad was the Bulls’ shooting against the Pistons on Tuesday night? It was historically bad. In going 2-for-29 from beyond the arc, the Bulls etched their name in the NBA’s history books as the second-worst shooting performance from long range. Chicago’s three-point shooting clip of 6.9 percent is second only to the 4.0 percent mark of the Boston Celtics in a loss to the Houston Celtics in 2014.
The writing was on the wall early as the Bulls missed their first 11 three-point attempts and, at one point, was 1-for-22. Coby White, Ayo Dosunmu, and Alex Caruso, all shooting at least 39 percent from three-point country, went a combined 0-for-15 on three-pointers.
Double-big lineup returns
With the Pistons welcoming back beefy power forward Isaiah Stewart to their roster, which meant a formidable frontcourt pairing with Jalen Duren, the Bulls countered by turning to their double-big lineup of Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond. The duo delivered, with Vooch producing 25 points and 10 rebounds and Drummond coming off the bench and adding 20 points and 11 boards.
