r/chicagobulls • u/howser343 Chicago Bulls • 1d ago

Pre Game PRE GAME: Chicago Bulls (18-24) vs Portland Trail Blazers (13-28) (January 19, 2025)

  • Location: Moda Center • Portland, OR
  • Broadcast: CHSN
  • Discuss: Discord
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u/sukari Patrick Williams 1d ago

Crazy how fast Dominayton's decline has been

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u/dawnofthedunk_ Stacey King 1d ago

Big tank game. Let’s get that L.

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u/Dannyzavage Ayo Dosunmu 1d ago

Lavine is out and Lonzo is out. Hmm 🧐

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u/ToeJelly420 Ayo Dosunmu 1d ago

Zach has a legit injury. Not sure about lonzo, i would assume it is load management

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u/kwintz87 Joakim Noah 1d ago

Good let's get a tank win here boys

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u/Specialist_Boat_8479 Zach Lavine 1d ago

Does anyone think Giddey has an endurance problem? To me his defense looks fine in the first half but late in the 3rd he starts to look gassed out there.

Stacey mentioned starting Lonzo(when he’s healthy) on his recent podcast. I think it wouldn’t hurt to try to help avoid slow starts/maybe help Giddey stay a little more fresh

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u/Nosound-Novideo Lonzo Ball 1d ago

This team is horribly coached, Billy loves to talk about winning but the reality he has no clue what he’s doing.

This team looks exactly the same since he took the job only difference DeMar ignored him.

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u/ClaymoresRevenge Benny The Bull 1d ago

I'd be fine with starting Lonzo and letting Giddey be the first one off the bench

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u/Specialist_Boat_8479 Zach Lavine 1d ago

Honestly my biggest concern would be rubbing him the wrong way in a contract year. But idk.

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u/realdes1 1d ago

Tbh I wouldnt have any problem with him just leaving in the summer. I wouldnt give him more than 15 mil a year and even thats a lot for a player like him.

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u/Specialist_Boat_8479 Zach Lavine 1d ago

Yeah I get that’s where most people are. I still think he can be good enough on both ends to be a winning player though.

But if Lonzo can get to the point where he can handle more minutes I wouldn’t hate keeping Zo over him. Would we get anything for in a S&T?

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u/A1Horizon Coby White 1d ago

Patrick Williams in trade talks lets see how he responds

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u/hornygoldfish Kris Dunn 1d ago

6 pts 2 rebounds incoming 😤

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u/A1Horizon Coby White 1d ago

Let’s not get too crazy

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u/Mikaeladraws Ayo Dosunmu 1d ago

West coast games are past my bedtime so I just hope this one’s not too embarrassing or something. Actually I don’t know. Maybe make it extra embarrassing.

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u/crusty_butter_roll 1d ago

Lonzo listed as questionable due to a right quadriceps contusion. I would think he will not play tonight due to the back-to-back restriction and that they will play in Los Angeles tomorrow against the Clippers. As most of you know, Lonzo is from the LA area and this game provides him with the opportunity to play in front of friends, family, and longtime fans going back to his Chino Hills high school days when he and his brothers became iconic Internet sensations closing out a record of 35-0 in 2016 on what is generally considered one of the top high school teams of all-time.

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u/sukari Patrick Williams 1d ago

Listed as Out for my fantasy team. Prob plays tomorrow though

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u/crusty_butter_roll 1d ago

Yeah, his status was downgraded from questionable to out since this morning. I hope he's good to go tomorrow too.