The Latest Breaking News from DeMar DeRozan

CHICAGO — Derrick Jones Jr. spent the majority of his first game back on the court with the Chicago Bulls in a varying degree of pain.

LaVine’s left knee is again an issue worth watching, but DeMar DeRozan continued putting the team on his back, extending his streak with 35 or more points to five games.

There has been a little smoke around the Bulls the last week as far as trade rumors, but very little fire. According to coach Billy Donovan, the front office will enter the Thursday deadline with the idea of maintaining the team chemistry unless something major changes in the landscape.

The three-point loss wasn’t that close; the Suns controlled the game the whole way. DeMar DeRozan wants the Bulls to stand pat before the deadline Thursday, but will they?

With how short-handed the Bulls have been the last few weeks, veteran DeMar DeRozan and rookie Ayo Dosunmu have taken on a larger workload. It’s Donovan’s job to make sure he protects them from themselves but also wins games.

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Chicago Bulls fans chanted “M-V-P” on Sunday afternoon for DeMar DeRozan, a familiar refrain this season at the United Center, as the All-Star guard went off again during a season-high 45-point effort against the Philadelphia 76ers.

It was pretty simple on Sunday: Win and Donovan was in. But in losing to the 76ers, Miami jumped the Bulls in the overall conference standings, which meant Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was the All-Star coach for the East.