Steven Adams sauntered to the bench after less than two minutes on the court.

Andre Roberson wasn't far behind, joining Adams on the sideline halfway through the first quarter.

By the time Adams and Roberson sat with two fouls each against the Chicago Bulls, the Thunder was trailing 20-9, forced to call on the bench far earlier than anticipated.

The Thunder lost 105-96 to the Bulls on Friday, but an Enes Kanter/Anthony Morrow lineup infusion brought energy to an otherwise listless home performance. Kanter jumped in for Adams to post 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Morrow's fourth-quarter 3-point flurry single-handedly cut the Thunder's double-digit deficit in half.