Despite losing winning streak, Bulls are turning up the defensive intensity

Among the many ways in which the Chicago Bulls have looked like a brand new team since the All-Star Break, becoming a top-nine defensive team is perhaps the most surprising.
Allowing only 112.5 points per 100 possessions, the Bulls (28-39) have been more physical on the defensive end, a point of emphasis for the coaching staff entering the second half of the season.
"We've just got to be way more physical and more aggressive, especially defensively," Billy Donovan told reporters coming out of the All-Star Break. ... I see our guys, at least at the rim, as a little bit more of a presence, a little bit more being aggressive. And even at the point of attack, we're trying to do those things. Ea...