Mention the name King of the Last Quarter, many fans will think of Thomas Jr.
For a long time, he used the two titles of "the strongest 175 on the surface" and "the king of the last quarter" to brush up the vision of basketball fans.
And now, the new King of the Last Verse has appeared.
So far this season, DeRozan has scored 232 points in the final quarter, ranking first in the league; shooting 53.2% from the field, ranking first in the league; and shooting 50% of three-pointers in the final quarter, ranking first in the league.
The King of the Last Quarters, well deserved, especially at the age of 32.
Time is the worst enemy of competitive sports.
After thirty years of age, any year, it is possible to become a watershed in the competitive state of major athletes, and the most suitable sentence to describe professional basketball players is "old is an autumn".
DeRozan is an exception, looking at Azan's performance in the Spurs for four years, he can be called a "star", but in terms of state, it is not as crazy as the king of the North.
At that time, countless people had thought: DeRozan, and that was it.
Even the offseason Bulls grouped the Big Four, and more of a voice is still: a bunch of people who have not proven themselves in the playoffs, embarrassing and useful.
Who knew that at the beginning of the game, the Bulls' record was particularly beautiful, and the slap in the face was particularly loud.
The 32-year-old Azan reached the peak of his career, averaging 26.8 points, 5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
A one-timer who doesn't like shooting three-pointers, he shot his career-high three-point shooting percentage this season — 36.4 percent.
It's easy to recall that four months ago, 32-year-old Su Bingtian ran in 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics.
Age is never an excuse to escape and prevent you from breaking the shackles of the ceiling.
Early this morning, the Bulls narrowly beat the Pacers at home to 108-106 to win six straight and top the East.
A large part of the reason for the victory is due to DeRozan's last three-point kill.
He took the ball two steps outside the three-point line and made a gesture to pull his teammates all apart, with the intention that it was clear that I was going to start singles. Defender Craig slung his horse, lowered his center of gravity, and stared hard at the movements of the ball carrier in front of him, not intending to give him any shots.
With only the last three seconds left, DeRozan moved, holding the ball and bursting down the right. Craig moved sideways in front of DeRozan's offensive route, and Brisette stepped forward to pack the clip. At this point, there was not a single gap in front of DeRozan.
There is no road in front of you, there are people next to you, how should this ball be played? Is it a mistake? No! Only to see DeRozan jump up on one foot, forcibly create shooting space, followed by a horseback archery, the basketball floated steadily to the basket, three-point hits, extreme turnover.
This ball is like Kobe Bryant killing Wade one-on-one, and it is like Wade riding a horse to shoot an arrow to kill a bull.
In the future, this goal will be recorded in their team history forever, just like the above two goals.
DeRozan used his worst way to score the most resolute and fierce kill, and won the first qualification for the team in the East with his strength.
This kill is the first time since Jordan that the Bulls have hit a three-point shootout in the regular season.
Not in Jordan's way, not in Kobe's way, but in his own way, to give his opponent a throat slit.
After the game, many fans said: "At that time, deRozan, who did not want 26 million, but wanted 44 million Westbrook, it is a pity to think about it now." Pity? Trees move to death, people move to live, in the Bulls can play such a performance, change a team, different tactics and different systems, it is not necessarily.
Azan is very good, but if he wants to win, he can't always starve the dishes on other people's plates.
Full-field data
Pacers: Sabonis 24 points, 14 boards and 6 assists, LeVert 27 points, 6 boards and 6 assists, J Holliday 16 points and 4 boards, Turner 10 points and 6 boards, Washington 8 points and 4 boards, Craig 10 points, 11 boards and 5 assists, Brisset 9 points and 7 boards
Bulls: DeRozan 28 points, 6 assists, 2 blocks, Vucevic 14 points, 16 boards and 4 assists, LaVine 17 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, 2 blocks, White 24 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks, Daussom 3 points, Thomas 8 points, Jones 7 points