"Head coach Billy Donovan trotted out his new starting five for the second straight game: Josh Giddey at the point, Isaac Okoro at shooting guard, Matas Buzelis at small forward, Jalen Smith at power forward and the undersized Guerschon Yabusele at center. For whatever reason, Donovan seems resistant to installing the bigger, more athletic Nick Richards at the five spot. Richards is more of a rim-running lob threat, while Yabusele is more of a jump shooter."
"The Bulls were without starting shooting guard Anfernee Simons, who exited last night's blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons with a wrist injury. Per Joel Lorenzi of The Athletic, Donovan indicated that the former Celtic will undergo imaging with a specialist. The most important bullet point: Donovan did seem to heed criticism of his rotations at the very least, prioritizing long-term piece Rob Dillingham over impending unrestricted free agent Collin Sexton. Sexton, the better player, did not see any action until the second quarter."
Chicago started Josh Giddey, Isaac Okoro, Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith and Guerschon Yabusele, with Billy Donovan favoring the smaller Yabusele at center instead of Nick Richards. Anfernee Simons missed the game after exiting the previous night with a wrist injury and will undergo imaging with a specialist. Donovan prioritized long-term prospect Rob Dillingham over impending free agent Collin Sexton, who did not play until the second quarter. Matas Buzelis drew Mikal Bridges' defensive assignment and has emerged as an important building block. Chicago led at halftime and threatened late, but New York won 105-99 as time expired.
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