Alex Caruso carries Bulls, but they fall short in overtime

Thanks to a heroic performance from Alex Caruso on both ends of the floor, the Bulls turned what appeared to be a blow-out loss into a nail biter against the Suns on Wednesday. (Michael Reaves/Getty)

It was a quick conversation between Alex Caruso and Bulls assistant coach Mo Cheeks.

Just before the Suns and Bulls were preparing to start the overtime Wednesday, Caruso leaned into Cheeks and said, “If you would have told young Alex Caruso that he had to guard Kevin Durant one-on-one for the game, he would have been pretty excited. Probably a little scared but pretty excited.’’