The three games in quarantine had no impact on Bulls forward DeRozan at all. Since his comeback on the 20th, the super scorer who has performed well this season has once again taken advantage of the offensive end. After another 38-pointer from the previous double-game against the Lakers, DeRozan scored another 35 points in his last big win over the Hawks. He also contributed 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
And, deRozan played more easily against the Hawks than when he beat the Lakers. In the whole game, his shooting rate is as high as 70%, and even the three-point shots that are not very popular are 2 shots, which is very efficient. It is also the second time he has scored 30+ points in his last four games.
Currently, DeRozan is averaging 27 points per game, ranking No. 6 on the NBA's scoring list this season, behind the Nets' Durant, Warriors' Curry, Bucks' Alphabet Brother, Lakers' James and Hawks' Trey Young.
DeRozan, meanwhile, averaged the second-highest points per game in his career this season, behind the 27.3 points per game in 2016-17. After five years, the 32-year-old veteran broke out again and led the Bulls to second place in the East in time, behind the Nets with Durant, Harden and Irving.
Such performances have also been praised by DeRozan. American journalist Ricky O'Donnell said that DeRozan's income this season is only 42nd in the league, but his performance is in the top 10 in the league. This undoubtedly shows how well DeRozan has performed this season.
After DeRozan left the Spurs this summer, he was close to signing with the Lakers. But with Westbrook joining the Lakers, the Lakers, who had no space, eventually gave up signing for DeRozan, who chose to join the Bulls. Now, the veteran has also ushered in another outbreak.