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After winning last night, the Bulls have won 12 of 13 including 5 in a row. How long ago does Headband gate seem? That's what I thought.

The first half was ugly...check that. TCU/NIU was ugly. Bulls/Lakers was just not pretty. But that's ok, it's who the Bulls are. They will stay close with D, and if they can hit their stride on Offense, they'll be a very difficult team to beat. And it's clear that they aren't close to being as consistent as they can be on Defense.

After that horrible Circus trip, the team is still 1 game out of the division lead. That's pretty amazing. People think this team doesn't have a star. But Luol Deng is really damn close. All he needs is a little more consistent offensive aggression, and he'll be an All-Star.

The schedule in January gets tougher, so I fully expect several media reports of "what's wrong with the Bulls" and "Bulls not ready to play with the big boys."

I haven't changed my expectations. Assuming they are healthy, I don't see any reason why they can't make the Eastern Finals, and put up a good fight. Could they beat the Western representative? Doubtful.