The Latest Breaking News from Billy Donovan

The 30-point laugher against an undermanned Charlotte team Friday was just part of the story. Toronto and Atlanta lost, putting the Bulls one game back of ninth place.

It’s to the point where coach Billy Donovan and the medical staff have basically shut Caruso down from contact in practices and shootarounds, with the hopes of making sure he’s available for games.

With seven games left, DeMar DeRozan hopes the Bulls’ 10-6 record in the last month will harden them for not only the next few weeks but the postseason.

Throughout the first half of the season, Bulls coach Billy Donovan went with a point guard-by-committee attack late in games, with LaVine and DeMar DeRozan taking over much of the responsibility. Now that Patrick Beverley has arrived, both LaVine and DeRozan can focus on what they do best.

Former Lakers guard Patrick Beverley took yet another shot at his former team and implied he wasn't used correctly.

The former Marshall standout was at it again on Sunday, whether it was a well-timed Charmin toilet paper ad or letting LeBron James know that he’s “too small” to stop him. It all played a factor in the Bulls win, with the team now 10-5 since Beverley was added.

Considering Vucevic only swears in Serbian, it was quite the feat by Brothers to not only understand what was said, but hit him with a second technical and eject him from the Lakers game on Sunday.

Forward DeMar DeRozan left in the third quarter with a strained right quadriceps and didn’t return. He declined to meet with the media afterward.

The addition of Beverley has helped, but coach Billy Donovan is also seeing a group that now understands the moment of a game where adversity hits, and when it’s time to finally hit back.