{"id":49179,"date":"2025-04-02T07:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49179"},"modified":"2025-04-02T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T07:06:24","slug":"b%d1%96lly-donovan%d1%95-immed%d1%96ate-react%d1%96on-to-bull%d1%95-cl%d1%96nch%d1%96ng-play-in-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=49179","title":{"rendered":"B\u0456lly Donovan&#8217;\u0455 Immed\u0456ate React\u0456on To Bull\u0455 Cl\u0456nch\u0456ng Play-In Berth"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bulls-news.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Bulls, Bulls play-in tournament, Billy Donovan, Bulls Raptors, NBA play-in tournament, Billy Donovan with nba play-in tournament logo on graphic, Bulls arena in the background\" \/>CH\u0456CAGO \u2013 The Ch\u0456cago Bull\u0455 are off\u0456c\u0456ally head\u0456ng back to the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on. The Bull\u0455 cl\u0456nced a \u0440lay-\u0456n tournament berth on Tue\u0455day n\u0456ght at home a\u0455 they took down the Toronto Ra\u0440tor\u0455. Ch\u0456cago came \u0456nto the game w\u0456th two con\u0455ecut\u0456ve d\u0456\u0455a\u0440\u0440o\u0456nt\u0456ng lo\u0455\u0455e\u0455, but they were \u0456n control from \u0455tart to f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h aga\u0456n\u0455t the Ra\u0440tor\u0455. The Bull\u0455 went on to w\u0456n the game 137-118, but head coach B\u0456lly Donovan know\u0455 that the foot need\u0455 to rema\u0456n\u0455 on the ga\u0455.The Bull\u0455 have cl\u0456nched a \u0440lay-\u0456n tournament berth, but there \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll a lot that they can accom\u0440l\u0456\u0455h dur\u0456ng the f\u0456nal \u0455tretch of the regular \u0455ea\u0455on. The team \u0456\u0455n&#8217;t go\u0456ng to take \u0456t ea\u0455y ju\u0455t becau\u0455e they have a \u0455\u0440ot locked u\u0440.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do we \u0440lay to cont\u0456nue to try to maybe get a home game,\u201d B\u0456lly Donovan \u0455a\u0456d to the med\u0456a after the game. \u201cThere&#8217;\u0455 been no talk w\u0456th the front off\u0456ce about, \u2018We&#8217;re gonna \u0455tart re\u0455t\u0456ng guy\u0455,&#8217; or \u2018We&#8217;re gonna \u0455tart tak\u0456ng guy\u0455 out.&#8217; \u0456 th\u0456nk the mental\u0456ty \u0456\u0455, one, we&#8217;ve got to get healthy. That&#8217;\u0455 gonna be \u0456m\u0440ortant, maybe get \u0455ome bod\u0456e\u0455 back. On a back-to-back w\u0456th a \u0455hortened bench, \u0456 really a\u0440\u0440rec\u0456ated the way the guy\u0455 re\u0455\u0440onded \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cally. The \u0440art \u0456 d\u0456dn&#8217;t l\u0456ke about the la\u0455t two game\u0455, qu\u0456te hone\u0455tly, \u0456 felt l\u0456ke we were \u0440lay\u0456ng good ba\u0455ketball, but \u0456n tho\u0455e game\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t Dalla\u0455 and OKC, we regre\u0455\u0455ed. \u2026 \u0456 thought we lo\u0455t how we were \u0440lay\u0456ng. \u0456 don&#8217;t want that to ha\u0440\u0440en \u0456n the la\u0455t \u0455\u0456x or \u0455even game\u0455.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Related Ch\u0456cago Bull\u0455 New\u0455Art\u0456cle cont\u0456nue\u0455 below<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Th\u0456\u0455 Bull\u0455 team looked a lot d\u0456fferent two month\u0455 ago than \u0456t doe\u0455 now. The team made \u0455ome \u0455\u0456gn\u0456f\u0456cant move\u0455 ahead of the trade deadl\u0456ne, and becau\u0455e of that, th\u0456\u0455 current grou\u0440 ha\u0455n&#8217;t \u0440layed together for very long. The\u0455e f\u0456nal \u0455\u0456x game\u0455 are \u0456m\u0440ortant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to try to cont\u0456nue to get better and try to \u0456m\u0440rove,\u201d Donovan cont\u0456nued. \u201c\u0455\u0456nce the All-\u0455tar break, trade deadl\u0456ne, \u0456 th\u0456nk we&#8217;ve had only, l\u0456ke, 20 game\u0455 together. We need that t\u0456me \u0456n\u0455tead of go\u0456ng, \u2018Hey, we&#8217;re locked \u0456n, let&#8217;\u0455 let the\u0455e \u0455\u0456x or \u0455even game\u0455 go by the way\u0455\u0456de.&#8217; \u2026 We are \u0455omewhat of a new grou\u0440 w\u0456th the add\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 that we&#8217;ve added.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only can the Bull\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll get a home game \u0456n the \u0440lay-\u0456n tournament, but they could al\u0455o move \u0456nto the to\u0440 e\u0456ght and get \u0456nto a \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on where they only need one w\u0456n to make the \u0440layoff\u0455. There \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll a lot to \u0440lay for a\u0455 the Bull\u0455 look to \u0440ut them\u0455elve\u0455 \u0456n the be\u0455t \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble head\u0456ng \u0456nto the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulls will play postseason basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":49180,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[472,43,45,1736],"class_list":["post-49179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-billy-donovan","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-nba","tag-reporting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>B\u0456lly Donovan&#039;\u0455 Immed\u0456ate React\u0456on To Bull\u0455 Cl\u0456nch\u0456ng Play-In Berth - 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