Rebuilds can be ugly, but the first quarter of Wednesday's Bulls-Thunder game was downright disgusting.
The Bulls scored single digits(!) in the historically awful opening 12 minutes. Here's a closer look at the numbers:
7 - Amount of points scored. That's the worst opening quarter in franchise history and just one point better than the worst overall quarter.
8 - Number of turnovers, which included three shot clock violations.
13 - The Bulls shot 13 percent from the field. Woof.
2 - Consecutive games Fred Hoiberg's squad has trailed by 20 after the first.
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3 - Carmelo Anthony outscored the Bulls by three points in the opening quarter (10-7).
It's safe to assume that the lineup of Jerian Grant, Kris Dunn, Quincy Pondexter, Lauri Markkanen and Robin Lopez was not ready to play.