In basketball, free throws do plenty of good. Nobody knows that better than Wilt Chamberlain , despite being a poor free-throw shooter, who was 28-for-32 in his historic 100-point game in 1962. Perhaps the second name that comes to mind is Shaquille O'Neal for apparent reasons. Fast forward to today, and the Chicago Bulls are hopefully realizing that is the case, too.
On Thursday, the Bulls were pretty decent from the foul line in their final preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the first half, they were perfect as they went 12-for-12 at the charity stripe, per the Horns over Hoops Podcast. That kept them in contention with the overpowering Timberwolves. Altogether, the Bulls finished the game going 23-for-30 (76.7%) the line and went on to win 126-1