Will the Chicago Bulls be a better playoff team this season?

It has been almost six months since the Chicago Bulls lost to the Boston Celtics in a playoff series that went to game 7.  Since that May 2 game, the Bulls have lost Ben Gorden to free agency, and drafted forwards James Johnson and Jaj Gibson. Chicago believes that both players will improve on the promise displayed in that series against the Celtics last season. The Bulls will be able to show off what they have on Thursday night, when they take on the San Antonio Spurs at the United Center. On Friday, the Bulls will travel to Boston to do battle with a healthy Kevin Garnett this time. If the Bulls want to be a better playoff team this season, they must play better defense. Even though it’s only preseason, the Bulls led the league in allowing just 40.3 percent shooting. Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro told the press “We’re better defensively. The trust factor takes time to build. The communication and rotations have gotten sharper. Now it’s a matter of putting that in games that matter and trusting your teammates. Guys are putting in the effort. Usually, when you do that, good things happen.” If Chicago can improve their defense this season they might be able to go deeper in the postseason.

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