On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season will usher in a strong dialogue, the Bulls, who rank first in the East, will play against the Nets, which is the third meeting between the two sides this season, and the first two wins are the Bulls. But this time it's not the same.
The difference is that the Nets have Irving, and the Big Three are officially united. Although Irving and Harden are currently in the Nets' injury reports, the Nets are still likely to send the Big Three against the First Place in the East and having beaten their opponents twice. One is to take revenge and regain confidence, and the other is to continue to narrow the winning gap with the Bulls.
The Bulls side is also ready to meet the Big Three for the first time, and the core of the team, DeRozan, said: "It will be a fun game, one of the games you are looking forward to."
In addition, DeRozan also mentioned that in order to become a strong team in the NBA, you need to break the wrist with the best opponents. I can guarantee that the Nets will come with vengeance, especially after Irving's comeback.
In their two previous meetings, the Bulls beat the Nets 118-95 and 111-107, respectively. Currently, the Bulls are no. 1 in the East, 2.5 wins ahead of the second-place Nets. If the Nets can win, they will also beat the Bulls for the first time this season and can close the gap with their opponents. Conversely, the Nets will be killed three times in a row by the Bulls this season, and once again lose again again to the top four teams in the East and West, and will still be questioned about "bullying soft and afraid of hard".
On the Bulls side, in addition to DeRozan, Lavine and even the ball brother and Vucevic have good strength. In addition to needing Durant to continue playing, the Nets also need other players to stand up.