"About the only thing the Bulls did well Monday afternoon was not make excuses.

Playing a noon start without Derrick Rose in the Martin Luther King Day matinee, the Bulls never led in a 102-86 loss to the Grizzlies, snapping their five-game winning streak.

"They were more ready to play," Carlos Boozer said.

The Bulls allowed 54 percent shooting (69.2 percent in the first half), got outrebounded 46-34 and watched the Grizzlies score 26 points off 19 turnovers."