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Can Bulls beat the best in the NBA? Their record this season doesn’t give a promising answer.

CHICAGO — With each step they take toward the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls provide less confidence to the most important postseason question: Can they beat the best teams in the NBA? The Bulls have a fairly simple Achilles’ heel: They can’t beat the top competition in either conference. Monday’s grueling 112-99 beatdown courtesy of the Miami Heat reflected growing concern about the Bulls’ ...
Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan drives to the basket during the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies at the United Center in Chicago on Feb. 26, 2022.

CHICAGO — With each step they take toward the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls provide less confidence to the most important postseason question: Can they beat the best teams in the NBA?

The Bulls have a fairly simple Achilles’ heel: They can’t beat the top competition in either conference. Monday’s grueling 112-99 beatdown courtesy of the Miami Heat reflected growing concern about the Bulls’ inability to execute against the best.

With 20 games remaining in the season, the Bulls are 0-11 against the five teams with a .615 winning percentage or higher: the Phoenix

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