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The white flag came out early for the Chicago Bulls in their seventh consecutive loss.

Coach Billy Donovan sent in the end-of-bench players with four minutes and 21 seconds remaining in Sunday’s 123-91 loss to the Golden State Warriors at the United Center. It was a rare surrender formation for the Bulls, who have prided themselves on keeping losses close this season.

Barely seven minutes prior, the Bulls were clinging to a minuscule shred of hope. A fast break layup from Jevon Carter had cut a 24-point lead down to single digits. That should have been enough to spark a little life — or at least some desperation — into a team that spent the last three weeks preaching urgency.

Spoiler alert: it did not.

The Bulls melted, as they have been

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