After beating the Lakers at home, the morale-boosting Chicago Bulls, who are back-to-back, will play a head-on match with the Rockets.
In terms of the Bulls, DeRozan's comeback is hot, coupled with Vucevic + Ronzo Bauer + Caruso from the side, the Bulls are also ready to take advantage of the chase, winning 2 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, the Rockets, in the face of the huge gap in the strength of the lineup, the Rockets can withstand the pressure in this game, and Wood + Eric Gordon are the two main players, obviously need to perform!
However, after four quarters of play, with a wave of 26-10 offensive frenzy, the Bulls, who played at home, completely suppressed the Rockets in the first half, establishing a huge advantage of as many as 19 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, deRozan + Vucevic + Bauer continued to exert strength in the third quarter, and the point difference was also widened, and the game also entered garbage time early in the final quarter.
In the end, the Bulls also won 133-118 at home to win 2 consecutive wins, but also consolidated the team's 2nd place in the East!
In this game, back-to-back combat, the Bulls continued their previous state, playing a 6-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossoming team offensive, and easily accepted the victory of the game.
In the case of Vucevic + McKinney + Kobe White + Cook and other main players, each performing its own duties, the play of the two core DeRozan + Ronzo Ball is particularly critical!
In this game, DeRozan was very efficient, starting 30 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 11-in-18 shooting, and scoring a game-high 26 points, plus 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
More importantly, DeRozan did not make a personal mistake in this game, using a perfect performance and a nearly incomprehensible mid-range jump shot to completely disrupt the Rockets' defensive rhythm and deployment!
In addition, as the core defender of the team, the performance of Langzo Ball in this game also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Langzo Ball continued the fiery feel of the previous game, shooting 4 three-pointers in the game, contributing 19 points, 5 rebounds , 8 assists + 5 steals + 1 block.
And we have to admit that while becoming more and more confident on the offensive end, Langzo Ball's work in controlling the rhythm of the game on the field and tandeming the team has indeed gradually improved!
Obviously, once the team's star LaVine ushers in a comeback, then this strong and strong, but also full of tenacity and impact of the Bulls, in the next schedule performance, indeed can not be underestimated ah!
On the other hand, on the side of the Rockets, the team's offensive and defensive ends were comprehensively crushed in this game, and finally swallowed a 15-point rout, and hated the performance of the away game, which obviously needs to be examined.
But fortunately, for the Rockets, this game, the team is not completely without highlights!
After all, as the core of the team, this game against the All-Star interior Vucevic, Wood's play, is indeed remarkable.
Wood performed well in the game, scoring a team-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, plus a double-double performance of 11 rebounds and 1 assist, and only one turnover.
Although it failed to help the Rockets withstand the pressure, rationally speaking, as the façade of the Rockets, Wood's excellent performance still caused a lot of trouble and trouble to the Bulls!
It is only the reality that in the face of the fiery DeRozan + Vucevic + Ronzo Ball, as well as the gap in the strength of the squad, Wood, who has worked hard for a whole game, seems to have no choice but to accept the result of the loss.
As for whether this young Rockets team can regain firepower and vitality after the return of Kevin Porter Jr. + Jaylen Green, we seem to have to wait and see.