The Chicago Bulls defense crumbled Friday in San Antonio, extending a theme of slipshod security in a 131-122 loss to the Spurs — their seventh in 10 games.
A spotlight has been fixated on the Bulls defense ever since injuries sidelined Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball, the team’s defensive specialists who average nearly three combined steals per game. The Bulls have held only one team under 100 points since the pair went out.
But coach Billy Donovan refused to place the blame for Friday’s loss — which cut short the relief of a short-lived two-game winning streak this week — on the absences of Caruso and Ball.
