The Chicago Bulls are the greatest team in NBA history. Well, at least they would be if they played all of their games on Thursday nights at home on TNT. The Bulls took down the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, 99-93. This was despite LeBron James looking like he wasn’t going to let the Cavs lose in the first half.
But the Bulls possess the single weirdest winning streak in the NBA. The team has not lost a Thursday home TNT game since 2013, giving them 20 wins in a row when they meet all of those criteria.
20-GAME WIN STREAK
LONG LIVE THE TNT BULLS pic.twitter.com/LSG54n62j5
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 31, 2017
It really is the most wonderfully random streak in professional sports right now, one that probably should have came to an end back in February. Then again, you almost need to get lucky once or twice to win 20 games in a row, no matter the circumstance.
Once the buzzer sounded and the Bulls got the win, the internet was overjoyed.
The #TNTBulls have won 20 in a row. Bring on Bama!
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) March 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/847637818545324032
TNT Bulls is one of the strangest phenomena in sports.
— Particle Man (@JesseGladsaget) March 31, 2017
DO NOT date or marry #TNTBulls. They are strictly a fun drunk dial when you're at home on Thursday evenings. #Bulls #NBA
— Silvy (@WaddleandSilvy) March 31, 2017
TNT Bulls pic.twitter.com/6XNd6hPnZg
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 31, 2017
I seriously think TNT Bulls are some kind of witchcraft, it makes no logical sense
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) March 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/martinrickman/status/847639674239672322
One more to go, #TNTBulls. #TheStreak pic.twitter.com/6qYLxZLePR
— J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) March 31, 2017
Even the official Bulls Twitter account decided to get in on the fun.
When you find out the #Bulls are playing on @NBAonTNT #TNTBulls pic.twitter.com/JufxQFFGa6
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 31, 2017
The Cavaliers, meanwhile, were miserable after the game. Considering the cold streak the team has been on lately, that’s not a surprise, but at least we were able to get a good #TNTBulls tweet out of their sadness.
TFW the TNT Bulls did it again… pic.twitter.com/ZPCLAJqE9c
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) March 31, 2017
And of course, there’s the elephant in the room: Why the hell can’t the Bulls play like this more frequently?
Too bad the bulls can't play on TNT every night. They'd be a 1 seed.
— Mike Wang (@Beluba) March 31, 2017
With the win, Chicago moved to 36-39 on the season, putting them one game behind the Pacers for the 8-seed in the East. Also, if you are in the league office and you’re reading this, please have the Bulls play all their games on Thursdays at home on TNT next year. Let’s see if they can do this over an 82-game season.
