For the third time this season, the Chicago Bulls are on a five-game losing streak. They’ve continued their steady slide from mediocrity to the bottom of the barrel, a direction we can actually get behind.
This new-look roster, unsurprisingly, still hasn’t won a game. A guard-heavy lineup with few and far between bigs cost Chicago dearly in the paint, and eventually on the scoreboard. With every game this group plays, the team’s offseason needs become clearer and clearer. Just one more game until the All-Star break, and maybe—maybe—there’s some real synergy waiting on the other side of this tunnel.
© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn ImagesThe Moment the Bulls Lost the Game
It’s always, always, always at the start. In this one, it was the opening minutes of the second half. A dunk. An open corner three. An and-one layup. An open three at the top of the key. A layup off the glass. Free throws. That was all the Bulls allowed as the Nets turned a tight game into one with clear control for Brooklyn. Chicago’s defense came out of the half completely lethargic, getting punched in the mouth in all the worst ways, especially in the paint. The lead ballooned to 15, and once again, the Bulls were digging themselves into a hole they seem to find almost every night.
Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton already had 20 points apiece with nearly a quarter and a half left to play. The Bulls simply didn’t have the size or defensive presence to plug that leak, and it’s easily the most glaring issue this team needs to address. When Chicago ends up in this spot, they always try to shoot their way out of it, and tonight was no different. Bad habits die hard, and with that, so did the balance of this game.
let it fly, Clax! ?he's got 20 points and counting… pic.twitter.com/c4iQBfP1HD
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 10, 2026But from the bottom, the only way a team can go is up. Chicago was able to pull off a 16-2 run to not only tie the game going into the final quarter, but steal the momentum. Nick Richards being back in the lineup for that stretch was the differentiating factor, but it was too little, too late.
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The fourth-youngest team in the NBA had Matas Buzelis taking the tip. The high-flying jump man was also the one guarding the big, almost sliding him into a pseudo-five role for the Bulls. We expected some lineup wrinkles with Guerschon Yabusele standing just 6’7″, but Matas moving down a position wasn’t one of them. Offensively, Buzelis started 1/5 but if this helps him develop the ability to truly slow down bigs, he might just be the Giannis Antetokounmpo Chicago fans deserved.MATAS BUZELIS TAKING FLIGHT.@BuzelisMatas | @CHSN__ pic.twitter.com/KLHMIFq1uj
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 10, 2026 Rookie Drake Powell did things to Patrick Williams that we just can’t talk about. The bounce, the step, the finish, pure poster all over Williams. Is Drake a Bulls fan too? Because we’ve all wished we could embarrass P-Will just a little bit after that contract.DRAKE POWELL THROWS IT DOWN pic.twitter.com/STN6gZ1wx1
— SleeperNets (@SleeperNets) February 10, 2026 The first half was nothing but a proverbial tug-of-war. Neither team grabbed a clear advantage, with the largest lead never stretching beyond two possessions. The game was tied five times and featured eleven lead changes. It felt like a replay of the first Bulls–Nets matchup this season, destined to be decided at the wire. Even with different personnel, the identity of this game had clearly been set. The Bulls trailed by just six despite a brutal four-minute scoring drought in the second quarter.Intermission.Anfernee Simons: 13 pts, 3 ast, 2 blk pic.twitter.com/pugGJP2z0n
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 10, 2026 I loved what I saw from Rob Dillingham in this game. He finished with eight points and two steals, while also grabbing a career-high seven rebounds. The opportunity is clearly helping him, he’s getting better and looking more comfortable with each game. The efficiency still needs work, but at least Billy Donovan isn’t penalizing him for it. Every minute Rob gets before Josh Giddey returns is massive. Unfortunately, it apparently felt like Billy has a fixed allotment of minutes for young guys, and with Rob getting extended run, Matas ended up underplayed tonight.Tie ball game.Rob Dillingham: 8 pts, 7 reb, 2 stl pic.twitter.com/IEZbZpeenz
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 10, 2026 Anfernee Simons and Collin Sexton led the team in scoring with 23 and 21 points, respectively, but efficiency was nowhere to be found. They combined to shoot just 3-for-13 from deep, and that kind of shot-settling set a bad tone for the night, explaining why the Bulls hemorrhaged points on those possessions. Tank commanders Sexton and Simons are well and truly in form.Ant Simons with an IMPOSSIBLE shot ?@AnferneeSimons | @CHSN__ pic.twitter.com/TxrrFRT2oe
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 10, 2026 Chicago flirted with the idea of snapping the losing streak, but in the clutch they let the Nets press the gas and rip off yet another late run. The Bulls didn’t do themselves many favors, unless you count improving lottery odds and dialing down the Cardiac Bulls chaos we’ve come to expect. For this team, a win is a loss, and tonight, a loss is very much a win. Bulls fall 123–115.Final from Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/0bIVldY1dQ
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) February 10, 2026Full Box Score
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