As the cliche goes, defense wins championships. Nobody is going tolabel this season's Bulls team as a championship contender -- barringa major upset, they're likely to be bounced in the first round -- butthe Bulls are the NBA's best in defensive field-goal percentage for asecond straight season.
For the uninitiated, defensive field-goal percentage (theopponents' shooting percentage) is perhaps the best way to judge ateam's ability on the defensive end.
Defense is why the Bulls, with an obviously flawed and incompleteroster, are headed to the playoffs again rather than returning to thedraft lottery. Their play on the defensive end -- they've held theiropponents to …
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