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Coach Billy Donovan said Ball tried to run on an antigravity machine designed to take weight off the legs and still had to back off when he experienced pain.

Bulls coach Billy Donovan proved to be a standup guy on Friday, answering questions that were out of his pay grade. But the fans and media didn’t need to hear from the construction foreman as much as the architects.

At least there was some fight in the overtime loss to Tom Thibodeau and New York on Wednesday. In the second half of the sequel Friday? Nothing even close to that.

It might have been the 28th regular-season game for the Bulls on Friday, but everything remained on the table for the coaching staff, as they continue to tinker with different groupings and how they work together.

There are some obvious flaws in this Bulls roster — outside shooting, toughness and size in the frontcourt — but with growing concerns with Lonzo Ball’s left knee rehab, the front office needs to get a proven point guard or continue to fall short with this point-guard-by-committee mentality.

It was a second-straight overtime and a second-straight loss, as the Bulls continue to battle with cleaning up the details and winning clutch games.

It wasn’t an easy decision for Knicks coach - and former Bulls coach - Tom Thibodeau to bump Rose out of the rotation less than two weeks ago, but it’s proven to be the right move so far.

Following an embarrassing loss in Phoenix, Donovan and the coaching staff wanted to switch the starting lineup around. That lasted just one game before the injuries again hit this roster. That could change against New York on Wednesday, when Donovan could roll it out again.

The guard was forced to leave the Saturday win over Dallas, dealing with a tailbone issue, but received treatment on Sunday back in Chicago and sounded positive on a quick return. Considering how the Bulls look without him? They better hope it’s a quick return.

Dallas head coach Jason Kidd knew his team was in for it with a 9 p.m. tip on Friday, a 4 a.m. arrival into Chicago, and missing MVP-candidate Luka Doncic. The Bulls aided in that process, however, jumping on the visiting team right away, and never letting them breath in…

CHICAGO — When Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan decided to pull Ayo Dosunmu from the starting lineup last week, the second-year guard made his mindset clear — this is a challenge, not a demotion.