On January 1, Beijing time, the Chicago Bulls narrowly defeated the Indiana Pacers 108-106 with DeRozan's high-difficulty three-point kill. In this campaign, with DeRozan's three-point kill, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Pacers on the road, and the record reached 23-10.
As a result, with a win-lose relationship, the Bulls have doubled the Nets this season, and the Bulls' record has risen to the first place in the East. In this campaign, DeRozan played 35 minutes in the whole game, scoring 28 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 8-of-24 shooting, including 13 points on 4-of-8 in the final quarter. At the same time, the US media also counted five big data records about DeRozan.
First of all, DeRozan's total score in the final quarter so far this season is 232 points, ranking first in the league, and averaging 7.7 points per game in the final quarter, ranking second in the league.
Second, DeRozan shot 53.2 percent from the field in the final quarter, ranking first in the league (this statistic is a minimum of 150 shots) and shooting 50.0 percent from a three-point range in the final quarter.
Third, Dro favored being the first Bulls player since Michael Jordan in 1997 to hit a winning three-pointer in the regular season. It is worth mentioning that the Bulls have now won 6 consecutive games, the most in team history since 2017.
Fourth, DeRozan's kill was the second time in DeRozan's career that he hit a final-minute whistle-breaking goal, the first time in 2013.
Fifth, DeRozan's kill is also the first bull to beat a whistle since Butler in December 2016.
Now, after DeRozan came to the Bulls, the Bulls have also become a powerhouse in the East, and this season's Bulls are also considered one of the biggest favorite teams to break out of the East.