Takeaways from a ‘demoralizing’ 124-119 Bulls loss to Spurs, including a squandered 22-point lead

CHICAGO — Matas Buzelis grabbed at his hair, pulling his head to the left and then wrenching it back to the right. Whatever curse words his mouth formed were drowned out by the dull drone of the disappointed Chicago Bulls crowd at the United Center. Buzelis had just fumbled his sixth turnover against the San Antonio Spurs, batting helplessly at the ball as it was poked from his grasp. Dylan Harper spanned the entire court to score in an instant. With just under five minutes left and the deficit piled up to 13 points, the Bulls were all but out of the game. kAmqFK6=:D DE2CE65 E96 82>6 D:?8:?8] w6 D6?E E9C66 D6A2C2E6 bD DA=2D9:?8 E9C@F89 E96 ?6E :? E96 7:CDE 92=7[ 255:?8 `b A@:?ED E@ 2 f_\A@:?E D4@C:?8 @?D=2F89E E92E AFE E96 qF==D FA aa A@:?ED 27E6C EH@ BF2CE6CD] %96 qF==D H6C6 H:??:?8] %96 32== H2D >@G:?8] xE H2D E96 EJA6 @7 DE2CE E92E qFK6=:D 925 366? D66<:?8 7@C H666 E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C] x? 7:G6 >:?FE6D[ 2== @7 E92E DH2886C 6G2A@C2E65] qFK6=:D EFC?65 E96 32== @G6C 7@FC E:>6D :? 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