DeRozan has once again completed the kill, if you haven't seen Kobe Bryant play, then look at the way DeRozan plays, you can't find a traditional quarterback in this league other than DeRozan (although he is not a quarterback), he may be the last player to use the mid-range jumper to the magic, with the Bulls trailing by one point with only 3 seconds left in the bulls- and Pacers game, DeRozan chose a floating three-pointer on the right, the light scored, That also led DeRough to approve of the Bulls' first player to hit a whistle-blowing three-pointer in a regular season game after Michael Jordan in 1997.
But the next day's game between the Bulls and wizards, DeRozan once again incarnated as Jordan, the game time was only 1.5 seconds left, he was forced in the left bottom corner, DeRozan was not in a hurry, the fake action shook Kuzma, facing Bill, forced a shot, the ball into the light. Back-to-back kills, two three-point shootouts behind, and even more suppressed kills, made DeRozan not only the first person in the history of The Bulls of Super Jordan, but also the first person in the history of the league. DeRozan met the best team for him in his best years, and he went from being the king of the North to the leader of this youth army, and this season is deRozan's best season in recent years, and it is also the season he has played the most.
DeRozan has averaged 35 minutes per game this season, averaging 26.8 points, 5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, shooting 49 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range, and although the number of three-point shots is small, DeRozan always hits three points at key moments. In addition to DeRozan's overall performance has improved, he has also become the king of the final quarter of the new season, according to statistics, DeRozan has scored a total of 241 points in the fourth quarter so far this season, ranking first in the league; he averaged 8.1 points per game in the fourth quarter, ranking first in the league; DeRozan shot 53.2% in the fourth quarter, also ranked first in the league; DeRozan's three-point shooting rate in the fourth quarter of this season is also as high as 50%, and in the fourth quarter, if you want to choose a player to decide the outcome of the game, Then the No. 11 DeRozan in the red jersey will definitely be the best candidate, relying on DeRozan's killer bulls to return to the top of the Eastern Conference again, no one can imagine that last year's Bulls, who could not even enter the playoffs, would make such huge progress this season.
The offseason Bulls are arguably one of the most active teams on the free agent market, signing Lonzo Ball, Alex Caruso and their leader DeMar DeRozan through a series of operations, plus last season the Bulls traded to Magic all-star center Nikola Vucevic and their growing new All-Star Zach Lavin, the Bulls formed a small big three lineup, and many people in the offseason will think that the new lineup of bulls is not strong, But you'll be surprised when you look at the Bulls' roster now, and the Bulls are really strong. The big three decided the bulls' basic set, Bauer, Caruso, Derrick Jones Jr., Kobe White, Patrick Williams formed a strong reserve army, the entire Bulls appeared to be energetic and experienced, DeRozan, Vucevic, Lavin are veterans who have played in the league for many years, and other young players have also played a certain reputation, with a famous skill, so the overall strength of the Bulls is not weak.
Ball has shown very good organizational passing ability and defensive skills in the Pelicans, Ball may be one of the most special organizational point guards in this league, he does not need to have the ball in hand like the traditional point guard to play a role, Ball almost does not stick to the ball, the ball to his hand will immediately find a better teammate, LaVine can not find a qualified point guard around for many years, sometimes need Lavine to organize the ball, but many experiments have proved that this is not what LaVine is good at. DeRozan was developed by Popovich during his time at the Spurs, In the spurs' three seasons, DeRozan's assists averaged around 6.5 per game, and Vucevic was also a good planner, plus Caruso could say that the Bulls had a lot of players who could pass the ball, which released Lavin's scoring ability very well, and with Ball's organizational offense, DeRozan could no longer be like in the Spurs, he could be more focused on punishing opponents with a turnaround jump shot, and plenty of passers made the Bulls' offense this season look new, and their offense played more smoothly.
Now this Bulls division of labor is clear, Ball is good at organization and defense, Vucevic is good at rebounding and assisting defense, Caruso is good at the leadership of the bench, LaVine only needs to focus on one thing that is to score, he does not need to run the team organization problems and defensive problems, so you will see LaVine play more efficiently this season, and DeRozan He has become another sharer of Ravin's score, and in many cases, Ravin can't open the situation, just need to give the ball to the more experienced DeRozan, He can help the Bulls solve problems with one mid-range, and the team has more offensive options at key moments, DeRozan and Lavin complement each other, and there are too many scoring points for the Bulls at key moments, and it's hard to be completely sure who the next offensive choice will be, which gives DeRozan a lot of opportunities.
DeRozan has a second spring this season, I thought that DeRozan had come to the end of the Spurs, but I did not expect to come to the Bull DeRozan actually became more efficient, of course, this is also related to the Spurs' lineup, especially after the Spurs lacked Aldridge, DeRozan did not have a reliable scoring point around him, and even once needed DeRozan to organize a score, so that DeRozan naturally let DeRozan get a lot of attention, he did not play very efficiently, and no one could score. But there are more helpers to the Bulls DeRozan,Lavin is the Bulls' well-deserved top scorer, especially after Lavin saved his own three points, and the offensive means are more comprehensive. The other is Vucevic, this low-key and calm big man has become another stable scoring point around DeRozan, DeRozan has worked with centers in his career, there is no all-star level, Ade is more often in the big forward, it can be said that Vucevic is the best center that DeRozan has worked with, when Lavin and DeRozan are limited, Vucevic can use the middle distance and back to score points, and Vucevic is also hard to practice a three-point shot.
This is the best lineup that DeRozan has encountered in his career, before the Raptors his reliable teammates only lowry and Ibaka, and now DeRozan has too many teammates to rely on, which is also inseparable from DeRozan's own growth, years of conquest have made DeRozan more mature, before DeRozan often performed poorly at key moments, after many years of precipitation, DeRozan has also been sublimated, this Bull now looks bright, if they can continue to form to the playoffs, Then DeRozan really has the potential to get the first championship ring of his career, and don't forget that the Bulls are missing a Patrick Williams.