If you did not watch the Bulls game last night, here are four observations:

• Brandon Jennings looks like he weighs 150 pounds, but he’s a hell of a rookie point guard.
• Brad Miller quickly flashed one of these after he hit a three. It was hilarious.
• Jannero Pargo had one of those games the Bulls were hoping he would when they signed him back into the NBA: instant offense off the bench.
• It was an awful, awful first half for the Bulls. It was an ugly game all around. But they dug deep for a nice comeback 83-81 win.

Yet, these four points are small potatoes to the show Luol Deng put on last night at the United Center. He went for — get this — 24 points and a career-high 20 boards. It’s the first time a Bulls player hit the 20-20 mark since Marcus Fizer went off for 30 and 20 back in 2004. This is not the line of a small forward. This is the line of Dwight Howard.

Now yes: this was against the Bucks. And yes: it’s not like Luol Deng was some unstoppable force the Bucks could only hope to contain. But what was striking about his performance last evening is that he looks like a basketball player again. He hit some jumpers, got to the line 11 times, and even knocked Andrew Bogut out of the way as he popped in a lay-up. He looked strong. Looked determined. Looked confident. And he was on the boards like crazy.

On a night when John Salmons was terrible — this is becoming a theme so far this season — it’s nice to know what a healthy Deng can bring to the table.

This was a game the Bulls were supposed to win. Without Deng, that likely doesn’t happen.