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Coaches love a loss. No, I’m not saying Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau likes to lose, as the Bulls did Monday 97-85 at the United Center to the Philadelphia 76ers.

And Thibodeau seemed a bit more yelled out than usual croaking through his post game remarks.

“Again, the last couple of games, the first half we haven’t played defense,” said Thibodeau, …

When the Bulls were searching for a coach in the summer of 2008, current Sixers coach Doug Collins was a strong candidate and nearly got the job.

Collins confirmed on Monday it was a job he would have taken had it been offered, but after discussing the situation with team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, the two ultimately went in different directions …

Maybe the way Derrick Rose makes those boasts, with his soft, determined style, is why we don’t take him seriously enough. Like when everyone laughed at first before the season at his rare personal swag, as Joakim Noah might term it, that he could be the league MVP. Sure, kid.

I took that, frankly, about as seriously as when late …

It was a playoff type game for the Bulls Friday at the United Center with their 99-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Not necessarily because of the physical, defensive struggle, the half dozen technical fouls and the veteran officiating crew led by Joey Crawford. Sure, the Bulls will see all that as they try to move deeper into the playoffs.…

When Chicago followed up a 132-92 dismantling of the Sacramento Kings on Monday with a 114-81 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, it marked the first time the Bulls have won two straight games by 30 or more points since Jan. 10-11, 1995.

Having posted a remarkable 246 points in those two games—the first time that’s been done since …

It was late in Monday’s Bulls 132-92 dismantling of the Sacramento Kings when Beno Udrih came up to Kyle Korver during a dead ball.

“You guys,” said Udrih admiringly, “play great basketball.”

And Udrih, the Kings point guard, knows something about great basketball, having watched it as a reserve on two Spurs championship teams pretty much as he and his …

Carlos Boozer will be back in Chicago’s starting lineup after a five game absence due to a left ankle sprain when the Bulls host the Sacramento Kings on Monday at the United Center.

With a victory against Sacramento, Chicago would post its 14th 50-win season in team history and hang on to at least a tie for the Eastern Conference …

So maybe it might be a challenging first round playoff matchup if the current positioning holds, as the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Derrick Rose 42-point assault and hung on to defeat the Bulls in overtime 115-108 on Friday.

“That’s a team we could possibly see in the playoffs,” said Rose, who scored 19 fourth quarter points and hit three …

So here was a game Thursday the No. 2 seeded Bulls were about to give away to the No. 12 seeded New Jersey. You know those 2-12 matchups can always be…

Oh, right. Not the NCAA tournament. These were players with skill, though not always on this night. 

Though among the most skilled this season, the Bulls had just allowed …

Bulls center Joakim Noah will miss Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards due to flu-like symptoms. Forward Carlos Boozer will also be sidelined for a third consecutive game with a sprained left ankle suffered during last Wednesday’s win in Charlotte.

Taj Gibson will step in and start for Noah. Kurt Thomas will also start again in Boozer’s absence for the …