Bulls Dunn, Porter improving, but still questionable
Kris Dunn and Otto Porter Jr. are listed as questionable for Wednesday's game in Memphis. But there seems to be a possibility they'll play.
Both sat out Monday's loss to Milwaukee - Dunn with a migraine and Porter with a left lower leg strain. Bulls coach Jim Boylen said Tuesday Dunn felt better and would travel with the team to Memphis. Porter did some light workouts Tuesday at the Advocate Center.
"Kris Dunn has improved. He's going to travel and we'll give you another update tomorrow," Boylen said after Tuesday's light practice. "He didn't practice today. Otto went through some court work today, had a little 'batting practice' beforehand. We'll see how he responds."
Rookie Chandler Hutchison, sidelined by a toe injury, could be seen running on the treadmill, but there's no timetable yet for his return.
LaVine looks to pass:
Zach LaVine had an unusual night against the Bucks. He scored 10 points in the first quarter, then finished with 11 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds. He hit 4 of 13 shots on the night.
"Looking at the film, he could've had four or five more assists," coach Jim Boylen said. "He had one of those nights where he was trying to get people involved. There was no concerted effort on his part or our part to not have him shoot the ball.
"But I do ask him to make the right decisions without losing his aggressiveness. We talked about it this morning. We had a good conversation about playing the right way. He almost gets a triple double and we're worried about his scoring? I'm not going to make too much of it."
LaVine was coming off a career-high 42 points in a win over Boston on Saturday.
Shot selection improves:
Bulls coach Jim Boylen spoke Tuesday about how Zach LaVine's shot selection has improved his scoring efficiency.
"He comes to the bench and we talk about it, 'That's not a good one,'" Boylen said. "Here's the deal at this level too: There are some tough ones that he makes and I don't say anything to him. And then he gets in that rhythm. He makes three or four shots in a row and the degree of difficulty on those shots are tough. And he can do that.
"What I want him to do is when he misses one or two of those in a row to put his head down and get to the rim or do something else. That's the discernment part and the growth part. The great players I've been around when they don't have it going from the perimeter, they put their head down and get a couple free throws and it flips for them."