The bulls are moving forward
At the beginning of the season, there were two teams in the East that were very strong, one was the Chicago Bulls, the other was the Washington Wizards, but everyone knew that the Wizards' strength was only superficial, and it was really critical, this team lacked a player who could stand up and change the situation, so this season, the Wizards' key balls were mostly given to Kuzma, although Kuzma occasionally surpassed god, but most of the time, it was still difficult to say a word. As for the Chicago Bulls, that's really strong because this team has DeRozan and LaVine.
DeRozan and LaVine are currently the duo with the most points per game in the league, especially at the key moments of the final quarter, DeRozan is the king of the final quarter of the season, and Lavine's average score per game is also in the top five. As a result, the Bulls came to the first place in the East with a wave of eight consecutive wins, while the Wizards fell out of the top eight in the East.
The Wizards struggled to find no results
When two teams meet like this, there will naturally not be too many surprises. The Washington Wizards played a perfect offense in the first quarter, with Beal contributing 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Garford and Kuzma both scoring 6 points, and the team blasting down 32 points, what more could you ask for? But when you look at the scores, they are still behind. DeRozan didn't make a difference, but LaVine scored seven points, Ball hit two three-pointers, White also had eight points, one rebound and one assist, and the Bulls at home exploded for 37 points in a single quarter.
After returning from the second quarter, the Wizards' offense continued, and Dinwiddie, who did not score a point in the first quarter, had 14 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal in this quarter of 6 shooting, Pop also hit 2 three-pointers, and the team bombed 34 points, which should be enough, right? Sorry, the Chicago Bulls scored another 36 points in the second quarter, so at halftime they still led the Wizards by seven points at 73-66. The Wizards have come up with their best form, but just bit the score. In the second half, LaVine had 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting, and Ball had two three-pointers.
The Bulls scored another 34 points in the third quarter, and the difference between the two teams reached 11 points, like a warm boiled frog, and the section pulled a little apart. After returning from the final quarter, the Bulls maintained a double-digit lead, but the Wizards did not give up until the last minute, when the Bulls replaced the main force. In the end, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 130-122 at home to win nine consecutive games.
Nine straight wins to shake off the Nets
The Washington Wizards were good enough in this game, with Beal having 26 points, three rebounds and six assists, Dinwiddie 18 points, three rebounds and four assists, Kuzma 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and Pope and Garford both had 14 points. The team gave up 28 assists, and the only regret is that only 7 of 24 three-pointers are on the line, and neither the number of shots nor the number of shots can be compared with the Chicago Bulls. This Bulls team has the best three-point ability in the league, and also plays the best team basketball.
LaVine had 27 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Ball hit 6 three-pointers, 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Vucevic had 16 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists, DeRozan rarely felt bad, only 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-16 shooting, White on the bench had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Dawsum had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. The Bulls shot 33 three-pointers, hit 15 hits, and gave up 34 assists across the team. It can be said that three points and assists have become the key data for the Bulls to win consecutively.
The Nets lost to the Bucks, the two teams have no win difference, the Nets rely on the advantage of winning percentage, temporarily ranked second in the East, but has been behind the Chicago Bulls 2.5 wins, it can be said that the threat has been lost. Not surprisingly, the bulls can sit comfortably in the first position in the east for a while.