The Bulls held the Bucks to 93 points in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. But Billy Donovan said the physicality his team played with is just “the price of admission” against the league’s best.
Their 10 steals and 21 forced turnovers was reminiscent of the havoc-wreaking style that defined the team’s early-season success. Goading Giannis Antetokounmpo into foul trouble by drawing two charges, and playing the Bucks level on the boards in the second half, spoke to a willingness to throw bodies into plays that wasn’t present as the Bulls limped to a 7-15 finish.
“Our physicality was really good,” Caruso said after Monday’s practice. “Our willingness to compete on every possession, to have a next-play mentality, to not worry about makes and misses. Being impartial to the noise and just do your job. I think we did a good job of that.” That’s something Donovan challenged this group to do multiple times during the regular-season stretch run. But it never landed on a consistent basis.“It's the playoffs,” he said. “You lose, you go home. If you can't get up for that then you shouldn't play basketball.”“I thought it was really good that our schedule was as hard as it was , because it forces you to look at reality in the mirror,” Donovan said.
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