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Will Gottlieb
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Chicago Bulls beat writer and podcaster for @chgo-bulls.bsky.social
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"He has not arrived. He just hasn't. And that's just the truth."

On Matas Buzelis and about the importance of staying driven and grounded with all the excitement surrounding the Bulls rising star

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Billy Donovan: Matas Buzelis 'has not arrived. He just hasn't.'
The Chicago Bulls might have their next star in the making in Matas Buzelis.
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Final: Bulls 115, Pistons 111

Bulls got off to a great start on both sides, playing fast and with physicality as they hoped to. Impressively, they held off a late surge from Detroit to start the season 1-0.

Vooch: 28-14
Giddey: 19-11
Matas: 21-6
Billy Donovan says everyone except Coby and Collins are active. No other surprise additions to the injury report
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Billy says the Bulls are going to have to be flexible when it comes to the starting lineup. Even when whole. He says they’ll start big tonight with Jalen Smith and Vooch.

“We have to get out of the old school NBA mindset of ‘here is my rotation, here’s when I go into the game”
Injury report, per Billy Donovan

Isaac Okoro (knee soreness) is out tonight. That’s also why he didn’t play the second half in Denver

Huerter, Jones, Phillips are all back tonight
Matas with a great first half:

— 14 points
— 4 blocks
— 6/10 FG
— 2/5 3s
Injury report via Billy Donovan

Huerter (groin), Phillips (knee) and Yuki (leg) are out tonight

Vucevic is back in the lineup

Regulars are expected to increase minutes
Donovan is “optimistic” that Coby White will get some minutes in the final preseason game
Vooch (rest), Huerter (groin) and Phillips (knee) will be out tonight for Bulls per Billy Donovan. Huerter and Phillips are day-to-day
Matas owns up to starting the trash talk between him and Yuki

“I lied. It was me”
Noa getting some work in with John Bryant and Austin Dufault
Dalen Terry and Jalen Smith just wrecked Thomas Bryant on the final two plays of the game
Dalen Terry with the game saving block

Bulls win 118-117
Noa Essengue's first play is a bucket