Bulls vs. Cavaliers: Score, Highlights and Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

January 23rd, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

If Saturday's showdown against the Chicago Bulls was any indication, it's going to take more than one game for Tyronn Lue to correct the Cleveland Cavaliers' problems. 

One day after Lue replaced David Blatt as the team's head coach, the Bulls shut down the Cavaliers 96-83 at Quicken Loans Arena in a game that amounted to an offensive struggle. 

The Bulls offense wasn't prolific by any means, but a stellar defensive display and Pau Gasol's steady scoring capabilities sent the Cavs tumbling to another head-scratching loss at home, as Yahoo Sports' Michael Lee explained: 



Gasol finished with 25 points (11-of-16 shooting), 10 rebounds and six assists, while Jimmy Butler added 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting. 

The Cavaliers didn't have a single player who experienced a similar degree of success with the ball in his hands.

LeBron James (26 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists) fell one dime shy of a triple-double, but his stroke was uninspiring on a night when Cleveland shot 37.2 percent from the field, 4-of-24 from three and 9-of-22 from the free ...

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