108-95 Bulls lose at home.

Bulls lose to the Pelicans. The game was a reminder of how many FTs opponents shoot. It's been lopsided and tonight FTs were a reason the Bulls lost by such a large margin. Also, with Rondo out, Holiday was a major factor in the Pelican's improved defense.

The Bulls could not stop the NO twin towers and fouls gave Davis 22 straight points at the FT line.

Anthony Davis scores 37 in Pelicans' preseason win over the Bulls | NOLA.com

The Pelicans offense struggled to start Sunday night, turning the ball over eight times in the first quarter. But Davis and Cousins took over on the offensive end and helped New Orleans take a seven-point lead going into halftime. Davis was living at the free-throw line for most of the night and he made 22 consecutive free throws in the first three quarters.

Davis and Cousins were dominant, but the Pelicans only shot 42 percent from the field as a team. The Pelicans held Chicago to 38.1 percent shooting from the field, including only 26.8 percent from the 3-point line. .

..The Pelicans turned the ball over 21 times, allowing the Bulls to score 28 points off those mistakes...

The Bulls made 16 3-pointers in their victory over the Pelicans on Tuesday, but many of those 3-pointers came off of drive-and-kick opportunities. The Pelicans worked to eliminate driving lanes for the Chicago guards and did a better job forcing them to make plays from the perimeter.

IMHO FTs were a BFD.  Davis made 22 consecutive FTs and 22/23.   Valentine has a great 3pt shot (so far) but it will not go in every game.  If the shot wasn't falling, Jordan and Pippen would drive to the basket, draw fouls and kick start their game.

A cold shooting Bulls team needs to find someway to get players to make some easy baskets and one way is shooting a FT.