The Chicago Bulls won their second straight preseason game over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday — but the game showed a few weaknesses in the offense.

The Bulls took a 2-0 series lead over the SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals by holding Seattle to 88 points in Game 2. Rodman had 20 rebounds for the Bulls across 42 minutes. The only other player to reach double-digit rebounds in the game was Shawn Kemp, who finished with 13 boards.

Matas Buzelis is a bright spot within the Chicago Bulls rotation. The second year forward impressed as a rookie and has enough upside to potentially develop into a regular All-Star candidate.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be hosted by the Chicago Bulls for their second game of the preseason on October 9.

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Apart from the buzz about Jordan's retirement, the other thing that upset Stockton was the shot he missed in the final possession of the ball game. After MJ hit his iconic and controversial jump shot on Bryon Russell to give the Bulls an 87-86 lead, the Jazz still had the chance to score with just a little over five seconds left in the game clock.

Coach Billy Donovan wants his offense to remain a blur for the opposing team, but the Bulls also have to make smart decisions with the ball. It was only one preseason game, but the 26 turnovers Tuesday were concerning.

Cleveland heads into their latest preseason encounter against the Bulls in a bit of funk. But there's no need to ring the alarm bell just yet.