On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Bulls narrowly defeated the Magic 102-98, and continued to lead the East with 8 consecutive wins. In this game, DeRozan, who just mentioned the best of the week, exploded a game-high 29 points, and the plus-minus value of +14 was also the highest in the whole team, which can be called the number one contributor to the Bulls' victory.
However, in the final moments of the game, when DeRozan was fouled by the opponent's tactics, he had 3 times and 2 free throws and 1 shot, which almost left the opponent with a chance to turn the tables. In the whole game, he made only 7 of 13 free throws.
Logically, since the ball has been won, and his performance is not bad, the unsatisfactory penalty is just a small flaw. But DeRozan himself didn't think so, and he added 250 free throws after the game because he was crazy about his free throw performance in the game.
In a post-match interview, DeRozan also made it clear, "Although we are in a state of winning streak, we are not satisfied, I am very dissatisfied with my free throw performance, so I took 250 more penalties after the game." ”
In the previous two consecutive deRozan kills, many people felt that his kill was very similar to Kobe Bryant, but in fact, compared with the glamorous kill, this extremely strict high demand on himself is a manifestation of the "mamba spirit". And with 29 points still feeling that their free throws are not good, they have to practice hard, and it is indeed a blessing for the Bulls to have such a DeRozan.