On January 1, Beijing time, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Pacers 108-106, DeRozan scored 28 points and 6 assists, and in the last minute, his three-point whistle helped the Bulls to win the opponent by two points. In the first three quarters, DeRozan scored only 15 points on 4-of-16 shooting, but in the last quarter, he broke out again, scoring 13 points out of 4 of 8 in a single quarter, including this extreme three-point kill!
Bull official social media hi turned over! Sent DeRozan's name five times in a row to canvass for his All-Star! Videos and photos of DeRozan's death were also posted to celebrate the classic ending. In the final moments, facing the Pacers' defensive tip Craig, DeRozan calmly dribbled the ball in a row, and then used a golden rooster independent three-point run shot, and the light turned on the ball! Good one whistle three points! The Bulls players frantically rushed to DeRozan, hugging and celebrating, and DeRozan stepped all the way back and finally lay down to celebrate!
DeRozan has always been considered bad at three-pointers, but after joining the Bulls, his three-point shooting percentage has improved greatly. Data show that before this game, DeRozan's three-point shooting rate this season reached 36.5%, not only exceeding the league average, but also setting a new career single-season high, after deRozan's career three-point shooting rate was the 2015-16 season, only 33.8%.
The great thing about DeRozan is that he often erupts at the end of the quarter. Statmuse posted DeRozan's last-quarter stats: 232 points ranked first, ranked second with an average of 7.7 points per game, shot 53.2%, ranked first among players with at least 150 shots, in addition, DeRozan's three-point shooting rate in the final quarter also reached 50%, and the Bulls official media posted celebratory photos, caption: King of the final quarter!
DeRozan has been selected as an All-Star four times in his career, including 2 starts, and so far this season he has played well, and he has a place in the All-Star starting lineup predicted by many US media, and the third All-Star starter in his career has been stable.