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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, left, talks to forward Jimmy Butler (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Heat waste big lead, then hang on late to beat Bulls 106-101

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic (9) shoots over Charlotte Hornets' Miles Bridges during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Vucevic dominates as Bulls pound Hornets 108-91

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry shoots against Chicago Bulls guard Tomas Satoransky (left) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Curry returns with 32 points, Warriors beat Bulls 116-102

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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine drives to the basket as Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey (41) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 21, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Markkanen, solid defense lead Bulls over Pistons 100-86

By BY DAVE HOGG - Associated Press

Oklahoma City Thunder center Moses Brown, back left, fouls Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Black)

LaVine scores 40 as Bulls beat Thunder 123-102

By MATT CARLSON - Associated Press

Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III, right, shoots against Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr., during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Zach LaVine scores 38 points, Bulls hold off Kings 122-114

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine dunks against the Detroit Pistons during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. The Bulls won 105-102. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

LaVine leads Bulls over Pistons in newly scheduled game

By MICHAL DWOJAK - Associated Press

Orlando Magic forward James Ennis III (11) strips the ball from Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen, center, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Bulls’ Markkanen out 2-4 weeks with sprained right shoulder

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine, right, makes a 3-point shot over Orlando Magic forward Dwayne Bacon, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

LaVine scores 39 points to lift Bulls past Magic, 118-92

By JOHN DENTON - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine (8) drives against Dallas Mavericks' Tim Hardaway Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Doncic-less Mavericks 118-108

By JOHN JACKSON - Associated Press

Atlanta Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce, left, celebrates with guard Bogdan Bogdanovic during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Young scores 37 as Hawks pound Bulls 124-104 in opener

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, then-Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, left, talks with an official during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game against the Houston Rockets, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Chicago Bulls made sweeping changes to their front office for the 2020-21 season and snagged Donovan, one of the top coaches on the market, hoping an overhaul in leadership will carry them back to respectability. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Bulls set different course with new management team, coach

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

For Donovan, job with Bulls ‘came out of left field’

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didnt qualify for the NBAs restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File) **FILE**

Chicago Bulls hire Billy Donovan as coach, replaces Jim Boylen

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file photo, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan watches during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston. The Chicago Bulls hired Donovan as coach Tuesday, Sept. 22. The 55-year-old Donovan spent the last five seasons with the Thunder. He replaces Jim Boylen, who was fired after the Bulls finished 22-43 and were one of the eight teams that didn’t qualify for the NBA’s restart at Walt Disney World. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Bulls snag big name in coaching search, hire Billy Donovan

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, rear, looks onto the court as Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) walks by during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Billy Donovan out as Thunder coach after 5 seasons

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Oklahoma City Thunder's Chris Paul, right, tangles with Houston Rockets' Jeff Green during the third quarter of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann/Pool Photo via AP)

Schroder, Paul help OKC over Houston 119-107 in OT

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Nerlens Noel hugs Mike Muscala, left, of the Oklahoma City Thunder after Muscala hit the game-winning three-point basket against the Miami Heat during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Muscala hits 2 late 3s, Thunder rally past Heat

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Oklahoma City Thunder center Nerlens Noel (9) dunks past New York Knicks guard Wayne Ellington (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 6, 2020, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Gallinari scores 22, Thunder beat Knicks 126-103

By DENIS P. GORMAN - Associated Press

Florida honors Billy Donovan, hammers Vanderbilt 84-66

By MARK LONG - Associated Press