Layups: Thibodeau drew a fourth-quarter technical foul in Wednesday's opener for arguing a no-call on Pau Gasol with the Bulls up 24 in the fourth quarter. "Thibs is intense," Gasol said, adding he never has seen a coach draw a technical with that big a lead before. "We've established that." … Gasol, on Shaquille O'Neal's claim he's "old" and "finished": "I think it's special. I think every source of motivation I can get is good." … Former Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach, who turned 90 last summer, was in attendance.