Chicago Bulls: What To Watch For During Remainder Of Regular Season

The Chicago Bulls split their last four games over the past week. After falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-100 on Mar. 15, they recorded consecutive victories against the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors, which temporarily put them at the No. 3 spot in the conference playoff race.

And just when it appeared that the team was on the right track, they were beaten by the Detroit Pistons 107-91 on Mar. 21. While it is possible to lose to any team on a given night, what made this loss so interesting is that the Bulls led by 19 points with 7:00 left in the third quarter. From that point on, they would produce just 19 points over the final 19 minutes while giving up 54 points to a Pistons team that was without its leading scorer Greg Monroe.

The collapse led to Tom Thibodeau offering this assessment following the loss, per CSN Chicago’s Vincent Goodwill:

"“We’re up 19, all we gotta do is play good defense, be solid. It didn’t happen. In this league, you think a game’s over with a lead like that. It’s not. With the three-point shot and the way the clock works in this league, no lead is safe.”"

It is performances such as this one that have many Bulls fans wondering which team they will see from one game to the next. And with 12 games left to play, there are many interesting questions surrounding this team. Here is a quick look at a few of them.

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