Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse threw constant double teams at DeMar DeRozan, a learning experience for a Bulls team that played without Zach LaVine.
The Bulls had Zach LaVine in that playoff series, albeit not at full strength. They didn’t have LaVine Sunday night, part of LaVine’s knee management plan.
“This is what I was talking about from an identity standpoint and stylistically how we need to play. We’ve still got to be able to generate good shots. We can’t be a team where if DeMar isn’t getting 35, it’s going to be hard for us to win.” The Bulls actually shot decently at 45.5 percent and lost the game as much from allowing 27 second-chance points and committing 17 turnovers that led to 23 Raptors points as anything. But a lot of those turnovers came from Nurse’s scheme and the Raptors’ relentless length.
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