The Chicago Bulls managed to pull off yet another disappointing loss, this time a 123-108 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans — another in the long laundry list of opportunities that have fallen well shy of inspiring some promise for this young roster.

Bulls point guard Kris Dunn and star Zach LaVine have started to take notice of the team's lack of adjustments through the course of games:

“It’s starting to get repetitive,” said Dunn, according to K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “Keep saying it, saying it, saying it. It’s going to get to a time where, are we going to do something about it?

“We still have a chance to be in the race for the playoffs. It’s gotta mean something to this locker room.”

Zach LaVine noted how the Pelicans tweaked their offense at halftime and began to torch Chicago. He was noticeably upset:

“We got outplayed. They locked into what we were doing,” said LaVine. “They went into their halftime and adjusted their offense a little bit and picked us apart. Same storyline.

“I think we’re a good team with a lot of good pieces. It’s just upsetting when we can’t put it together and get wins. We work hard. I work hard individually. I try to give it my all. When you do that and it doesn’t work out, you get a little pissed off.”

Kris Dunn shared the same sentiment, noting the Bulls have to find a way to counter-adjust to give themselves a chance to win:

“Teams are making adjustments. And we gotta be able to adjust with them,” said Dunn. “Credit New Orleans. They made adjustments to our defense. At the same time, it’s our fault. The players on the court have to be able to see what they’re doing. We just couldn’t get a grasp of it.

“This is the NBA. Once guys get going, especially good players, it’s hard to stop their rhythm. Brandon [Ingram] got going. We gotta be men about it. It’s basketball. It’s a game of runs. Things happen. We have to be able to withstand it and fight through adversity. We did it at times this season. But we have to do it more.”

The Bulls doubled-team an elite perimeter threat in JJ Redick, but failed to rotate in time to cover corner 3s, resulting in a 44-point third quarter that broke the game open in the Pelicans' favor. Brandon Ingram led the way with a near-triple-double of 29 points, eight rebounds, and 11 assists, destroying a six-point lead Chicago had built shortly after halftime.

A lot of the adjustments have to fall on Boylen and his staff to correct, but the coach chalked it up to not enough energy and lack of experience at the end of the game. At some point that has to stop being an excuse and Boylen has to be the one putting his players in better positions to succeed.