With starting guards Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball out with knee injuries and the Chicago Bulls facing the hottest team in the NBA in the Memphis Grizzlies, coach Billy Donovan knew the Bulls would have to play a near-perfect game Monday afternoon at FedExForum.
But that was a task the Bulls couldn’t handle in the Martin Luther King Day matinee, suffering their fourth straight loss with a 119-106 drubbing by the Grizzles.
“For us right now, our margin for error is not great,” Donovan said. “Turnovers here, offensive rebound, a couple easy transition points — we’re going to have to eliminate those things.”