The Bulls are making Buzelis earn his minutes

As the Chicago Bulls continue their post-NBA Trade Deadline march to the finish line, the reason to continue tuning in is to monitor the progress of Matas Buzelis, who led the team in first half scoring, with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Despite the 121-117 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday afternoon, the rookie opened the game with four points and a blocked shot, looking engaged and self-confident on both ends of the floor.
But as the game wore on, he found himself on the bench for a long stretch between the 6:26 mark of the third quarter and the 8:06 mark of the fourth. After a pair of turnovers, he got yanked again at 5:17.

He finished with 15 points on 5-of-9 scoring in 24 minutes...