Disastorous road trip continues for Bulls

The Chicago Bulls came into the season expecting to contend for the NBA’s Central Division championship and had hopes to go deep into the NBA playoffs.

Those hopes are on hold for the moment. Chicago has lost the first five games of a seven-game road trip with back-to-back games at Philadelphia and New York on Friday and Saturday.

The latest disaster was a 113-109 loss at Denver on Nov. 21. Two days prior, it was an 82-72 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers. The Bulls opened the trip with losses at each of the Texas teams.

Ben Wallace has struggled with his new team. The former Detroit Piston is averaging 10.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, both below his career averages. More disturbingly, the 32-year old Wallace’s statistics are in decline. His rebounding average has fallen each of the last four years from a career-high 15.4 in 2002-03. His blocked shots have fallen five consecutive years from a high of 3.5 per game.

It’s still early, of course. The Bulls record sits at 3-8 and there’s plenty of time to right the ship. The good news is that Chicago has a couple of days off for Thanksgiving. On Wednesday, the Bulls took time to feed the homeless at the Pacific Garden Mission Gospel League Home in Chicago. The way they’ve been playing, it was a welcome respite.

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