Did he think the Bulls could beat the Lakers?

"The fans came to see the Bulls beat the Nets."

Granted, the Bulls beat us, and they did all the things that champions do.

The Bulls beat the Bucks in 4 and 76ers in 5.

If the team name ends with s, use a plural verb: the Bulls beat and are.

The Bulls have beaten Cleveland in the playoffs three of the last five years.

Neither team scored after that, and the Bulls beat Atlanta 100-97.

So much for the notion that he scores 50 or the Bulls don't beat the Knicks.

The Bulls had beaten the Knicks in the playoffs the three previous years.

Then Bull would have beaten me to a pulp and the whole thing would have been over.