The Bulls aren?t who we thought they were.

Far from the team that won 49 games last season, far from the team many expected to challenge for an Eastern Conference title, the Bulls, one night after Scott Skiles admitted his team ?gave in? during a 25-point loss to Boston, were booed off the United Center floor after losing to Houston, 116-98.

Houston, which put seven players in double figures, led by as many as 25 in the fourth quarter.

At 9-16, the Bulls are off to their worst start since 2004-05.

?Losing is always frustrating. When it?s continuous [like it is now], it?s tough,? guard Ben Gordon said. ?We?ve got to figure out a way to turn everything around. Until we do that it?s going to be the same story every other night ? we didn?t do this, we didn?t do that.?