The Bulls today won 130-122 at home against the Wizards, winning nine straight. The Bulls currently have a record of 26 wins and 10 losses, with a winning percentage of more than 70%, beating the Nets and Bucks to top the top spot in the East.
The last time the Bulls made a nine-game winning streak, it went back 11 years to a 10-11 season. In the finale of the regular season, the Bulls won nine consecutive victories, with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, overpowering the Heat Big Three's 61 wins and 21 losses, and Rose also became the youngest MVP.
In the 11-12 season, the Bulls played the first place in the East and the first place in the league, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and this season they also played the first place in the East, and are expected to reach the Eastern Conference Finals and even the Finals.
In today's game, LaVine played 33 minutes and shot 10-of-19, including 1-of-6 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free throw line, with 29 points and three assists. DeRozan was in average form, playing 31 minutes, shooting 5-of-16 from the field, with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Vucevic played 33 minutes, 8-of-19, with 16 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. Bryant White played 32 minutes, 7-of-8 and 4-of-4 from three-point range, with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
For the Wizards, Beal played 33 minutes and shot 9-of-14, including 2-of-4 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws, with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. Kuzma played 35 minutes, 7-of-17, 0-of-4 from three-point range, and had 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
The Bulls have been able to play such a great record this season, ranking first in the East, and are inseparable from DeRozan and LaVine. DeRozan and LaVine have both averaged more than 26 points per game this season, both in the top ten of the league. In addition, the two of them have scored 25+ on the same field 14 times this season, far ahead of the other duo in the league, and the other duo has only 6 times at most. In those 14 games, the Bulls' record reached 12 wins and 2 losses.
In the All-Star voting, DeRozan and LaVine are also at the top, DeRozan is leading the Eastern Conference backcourt and will enter the All-Star starter, LaVine also has the hope of entering the All-Star starter when DeRo agrees, even if it cannot enter the starting lineup, LaVine enters the All-Star is no suspense.