On January 2, 2022, Beijing time, DeRozan, who killed the Pacers by 3 points on the field, continued his dream performance. Back-to-back against the Wizards, with the team trailing by two points in 3.3 seconds, he received the ball in the bottom left corner, swung past one opponent, leaned back against another opponent, pressed the whistle to kill a three-pointer, and once again helped the Bulls win 120:119. After winning the game, the Bulls maintained a seven-game winning streak with a record of 24 wins and 10 losses, continuing to rank first in the East.
In 2022, DeRozan is really on fire, 2 consecutive whistles and 3-point kills, the only one in NBA history, such a performance can be said that Jordan is not good. After DeRozan's prodigy, some fans said: "At the beginning and end of the year, DeRozan was really red (in the United States, the last game is the last day of 2021, and this is the beginning of 2022)". Some fans said: DeRozan is completely writing his own novel story, the name is called Reborn I am Jordan the Bull.
The new season is back to the top
After three seasons of ups and downs at the Spurs, DeRozan is finally back at the top in this season. Averaging 35.2 minutes per game, he can get 26.8 points, 5 rebounds and 4.6 assists, shooting 49.7%, although he still does not like to shoot three-pointers, but he can average 0.8 shots per game, and the three-point shooting rate is 36.4%, which is a career high. Azan's three-point shot is not a conventional weapon, but the key moments are really scored, in addition to the 3-point kills in these 2 games, the data also shows that DeRozan's three-point shooting rate at key moments this season is as high as 100%.
Azan is really back on peak this season, averaging 6th in the league in points per game, behind 27.3 points in 16-17. This season, DeRozan has taken his personal singles to the extreme, averaging 3.9 singles per game, scoring 1.2 points per game, shooting 57.3 percent from the field, and being more efficient than all players in the league. When the team reaches the key moment, we can see that DeRozan will solve the problem with his own mid-range shooting and three-point shooting again and again, and the way he plays can be said to be very similar to Kobe Bryant and Jordan.
Looking back, we did not sigh, how ridiculous it is for the Lakers to sign DeRozan with a million middle class in the offseason, with the strength shown by Azan this season, it definitely belongs to the superstar or even the superstar level, he has completed the whistle kill many times, hit key goals on the heads of James and Durant, took the game again and again, and finally led the team to the first place in the East, such a performance is definitely worthy of the top salary of 3-40 million.
Back to the Bulls vs Wizards game
The game between the Bulls and the Wizards is a fairy fight, this time both sides are very targeted, the Wizards mainly play the inside line, many times take advantage of the Bulls' inner line empty problem to score, the whole game, the Wizards slashed 72 points on the inside line, while the Bulls only 30 points. The Bulls, on the other hand, mainly used their own outside line to counterattack, shooting a total of 34 three-pointers in the game, and hit 17 of them, shooting a 50% shooting rate.
Throughout the game, the Wizards pressed the Bulls to play, until the key moments the Bulls were able to complete the rebound, this game, the Wizards Beal 20 of 8, cut 27 points, 2 rebounds, 17 assists and 4 steals, while Kuzma was 18 of 12, with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and hit a counter-3 point at a key moment. But just when everyone thought the Wizards would win the game, DeRozan and Lavin stood up, although it was back-to-back, but Lavine was in very good shape, he was 11 of 22 in the game, 7 of 12 from three points, slashed the game-high 35 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and DeRozan was too tired, the first half of the fourth quarter shot has been playing in the front frame, until the final stage, DeRozan finally stood up, he first played 2 +1, then hit the basket to cause fouls, and finally completed the anti-sky whistle kill.
Attacking Bulls
This season, the Bulls have played extremely well offensively and defensively, scoring 111.9 points per 100 rounds, ranking 4th in the league in offensive efficiency and 108th in defense, ranking 10th in the league. The team has the league's no. 1 three-point shooting percentage (38.2 percent) and the league's no. 2 shooting percentage.
In terms of lineup, the Bulls have been competitive this season, with Ball, White, Caruso and Dosem on the outside, defending and defending, attacking and attacking. On the front line, DeRozan and Lavin can take on the front swing man, plus Jones Jr., Pavey, etc., such a lineup is also completely sufficient. The only thing that's bad about the front is the interior, Vucevic is a European center with slow rim and foot movement (but solid technology, with outside projection), and Bradley is only 208cm, with average personal ability, the Bulls can only grab 42.7 rebounds per game this season, ranking fourth from the bottom in the league.
Overall, this season's Bulls are still quite competitive, they have both offensive and defensive, there are stars to ensure the ceiling, someone can stand up at key moments, and once Ball and Caruso return, the team's combat effectiveness will continue to improve.