CHICAGO — With each step they take toward the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls provide less confidence to the most important postseason question: Can they beat the best teams in the NBA?
The Bulls have a fairly simple Achilles’ heel: They can’t beat the top competition in either conference. Monday’s grueling 112-99 beatdown courtesy of the Miami Heat reflected growing concern about the Bulls’ inability to execute against the best.
With 20 games remaining in the season, the Bulls are 0-11 against the five teams with a .615 winning percentage or higher: the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Heat and Utah Jazz.
