On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued in full swing. The Chicago Bulls, who currently have a 27-11 record, have also ushered in a new game, taking on the challenge of the Brooklyn Nets at home. As the most surprising team of the season, the Bulls have shown a state of mind this season that is definitely in championship level. Don't underestimate the small big three of DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic, the strength of their overall lineup can not be underestimated.
Lonzo Ball, who is almost all-around, and Kobe White, who plays the scorer on the bench, and The Lakers' veteran Caruso, are all part of the Bulls' win process. This time, facing the Nets Big Three, the Bulls' performance is no longer so magical. At the beginning of the game, DeRozan said that he could send 9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal with an efficient shooting rate of 4 of 5 shots, but he could not resist Durant Harden's successive threats.
That's right, in the first quarter, the Nets scored 38-31 and achieved a feat of domination. However, after entering the second quarter, the Nets did not follow the trend and encountered a counterattack from the Bulls. LaVine returned to form, also had an efficient output of 4 of 5 shots in the second quarter, sending 11 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, leading the team to a 29-24 score and recovering the 5 points behind in the first quarter. At the end of the first half, the gap between the two teams was narrowed to 2 points, and the Bulls were still the unquestionable dark horse of the East.
However, after the yibian re-battle, the Bulls, who had achieved good results in chasing points, did not continue to narrow the point difference, but were crushed by the Nets again. Durant played 12 minutes of the third quarter, sending 17 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, harden also played his role as a starting point guard, handing over 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, helping the team play a 39-19 single quarter score! By the time it reached the crucial final showdown, the point difference between the two sides had widened to 22 points. This game basically has no great suspense.
In the end, in the regular showdown in the fourth quarter, the Nets again played a 37-33 score and won the game with a score of 138-112. Looking back at the game, the Bulls clearly maintained a good state in the first half of the competition, but the successive mistakes in the second half, so that they went to the final collapse, it was really regrettable. Yes, looking at the overall data of the Bulls, they have as many as 17 turnovers in a single game, compared to the Nets' 9 turnovers, which is simply not too chicken. And, even more exaggerated, when the Nets Big Three faced the Eastern Conference Overlord Bulls, the likes of Durant and Irving in the team even clocked in three quarters!
There is no doubt that the Nets won this game too easily, and Durant only played 30 minutes, far less than the average time played this season. Harden also handed over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists, perfectly showing his role as a starting point guard. There is also starting center Sharp, who only played 22 minutes and delivered 20 points and 7 rebounds, and Mills, who delivered 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on the bench, all of which are the key to the Nets' crushing of the Bulls. And seeing the data performance of the bulls side of the players, DeRozan played 32 minutes, delivered 19 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and the data was decent.
Although LaVine has 22 points and 6 assists, it is still slightly insufficient compared to the performance of the core players on the Nets side. It is worth saying that as of now, Durant, Harden and Irving have played a total of 16 games for the team when they are on the court at the same time, achieving a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and the effect is still obvious, but then it depends on whether they can remain absolutely healthy and will not follow the same path of the season.