'Road-dog mentality' not enough to lift the Bulls in 95-89 loss to the Raptors
by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
Dec 31, 2018
4 minutes
TORONTO — After his first game as Bulls coach on Dec. 4, Jim Boylen colorfully described his approach to away games as having a “road-dog mentality.”
Slow the game down. Muck it up. Make defense a priority.
For most of Sunday’s game against the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors, it worked. Ultimately, turnovers, rebounding and an off night from Zach LaVine doomed the Bulls, who lost 95-89 despite holding the Raptors to 37 percent shooting.
“I’m real proud of our guys,” Boylen said. “We came into maybe the best team in the league and we battled. For about
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