{"id":163338,"date":"2026-03-26T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163338"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:25:24","slug":"chicago-bulls-respond-to-billy-donovan-rumors-with-historically-bad-third-quarter-in-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bulls-respond-to-billy-donovan-rumors-with-historically-bad-third-quarter-in-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bulls respond to Billy Donovan rumors with historically bad third quarter in loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past 36 hours or so have been interesting for the Chicago Bulls and head coach Billy Donovan. After a report from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bulls-momentum-growing-billy-donovan-resign\/\">Chicago Sun-Times hinted that Donovan could resign from the franchise<\/a>, the head coach was then connected to the open North Carolina job.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan continues to be a hot name in North Carolina&#8217;s new coaching search. Whether he&#8217;s seriously interested or is a legit candidate is still to be determined. But even with this news, players hear it. On Wednesday, the Bulls responded with a historically bad quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>And it wasn&#8217;t pretty.<\/p>\n<h2>Chicago Bulls, Billy Donovan make history in a bad way<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163339\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-163339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Bulls Billy Donovan\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_28585505-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 25, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Vj Edgecombe reacts to a Paul George (not pictured) three pointer against the Chicago Bulls during the fourth quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We know the Bulls are in a rebuild. They did it too late, which means probably another few more years of struggling. Will Donovan want to be a part of that? The team certainly looked disinterested in Wednesday&#8217;s loss to the 76ers.<\/p>\n<p>In that loss, the Bulls gave up a franchise record 51 points in the third quarter. They eventually lost the game 157-137, giving up the most points they have all season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">76ers 157, Bulls 137<\/p>\n<p>Bulls never led, allowed a franchise-record 51 points in the 3rd and allowed their most points in a game this season<\/p>\n<p>Giddey 1 rebound shy of triple double<br \/>Bulls scored franchise-record 52 in 4th<\/p>\n<p>Embiid 35 pts<br \/>George 28 pts<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCJHoop\/status\/2036977828411973761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yikes.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s game may not have fully been a response to the Donovan rumors but this team flat out looked bad. Piling up the loses is usually a good thing for a team trying to get into the lottery. The only problem? The Bulls are going to be sitting 9th or 10th due to them winning early games this season.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unlikely the Bulls can get to the 8th spot in the lottery and it looks like they will need a miracle to move up. Add in a potential looming decision from Donovan and it&#8217;s shaping up to be another interesting offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past 36 hours or so have been interesting for the Chicago Bulls and head coach Billy Donovan. 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