Nice bounce-back effort by the Bulls…



1. The compliments are starting to pour in for Wendell Carter Jr., and they’re coming from the best and brightest in basketball. “He’s a really good basketball player. I think he’s not a rookie,” Nuggets center Nikola Jokic told The Athletic after Denver survived a 108-107 overtime win against the Bulls on Wednesday. “He played like he’s not a rookie.”



2. Carter had the best night of his eight-game career against Jokic, one of the league’s best centers, probably the game’s most versatile. His stat line: 25 points, 9-of-21 shooting, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and three steals in 38 minutes.



3. It’s the third straight game in which Carter has posted a career high in points. He had 10 against Atlanta and pulled down 10 rebounds as well for his first double-double. He had 18 points against Golden State, adding seven rebounds and...