On January 15, Beijing time, the Bulls played at home against the Warriors, and both teams needed a victory to boost morale. The Bulls lost 112-138 to the Nets in their last game, and the Warriors lost 99-118 to the Bucks in their last game, losing 39 points in the first half. The net loss of 39 points in the first half also set the Warriors' worst performance since moving to the Bay Area in 1962.
Curry has not felt good lately, and in the Game between the Warriors and the Bucks, he shot 4-of-11 and scored only 12 points, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals, and made four turnovers. In the past five Games, the Warriors have won 1 and lost 4 games, curry has averaged 18 points per game, shooting 31.9% from the field and 22.2% from three-point range. He has shot less than 50 percent from eight consecutive games, the longest career record.
The Bulls are currently 27-12, topping the Top 1 in the East, while the Warriors are 30-11 and second in the West. In the last fiasco defeat to the Nets, LaVine scored 22 points on 8-of-13 and DeRozan scored 19 points on 7-of-16, and they needed more tough battles to prove the Bulls' prowess. As the Warriors fought back-to-back, Klay didn't play today, and Green continued to be absent.
After the start of today's game, the Warriors increased Wiggins's low-post singles tactics, breaking the thermos cup and scoring 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-6 shooting in the first quarter. Curry scored just 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting. With 8 minutes and 28 seconds left in the first quarter, LaVine suddenly walked back into the dressing room, which was undoubtedly a major blow to the Bulls.
The bulls' best feel is the ball brother, who scored 12 points on 4-of-5 three-pointers in the first quarter. But the Bulls made five turnovers across the team, and the Warriors made only one. In the first quarter, the Bulls trailed by 9 points 28-37. The Warriors were energetic today, grabbing five frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter, which is not at all like back-to-back combat. Bulls are not positive enough...
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls officially announced that LaVine was withdrawing from the game due to a left knee injury. Lavine has an old injury to his left knee, having suffered a torn cruciate ligament and tendonitis in his left knee in previous seasons, and hopes he will return soon. Lavin's injury retreated a bit of a panic for the Bulls, and the second quarter was pulled apart by the Warriors to 20+, which will take two quarters of the game.
The Warriors scored 37 points in the first quarter, which is fierce enough, right? In the second quarter they blasted down 41 points! At halftime, the Warriors led the Bulls 78-47 with a 31-point difference, and it was a game that really took. The Warriors made two turnovers in two quarters and the Bulls made 11 turnovers. Frontcourt rebounds Warriors led 7-3, steals 11-2 and assists 22-11.
Curry shot 4-of-8 and had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in the first half; Zuiko shot 8-of-10 and shot down 20 points; Jordan Poole shot 6-of-14 with 15 points and 4 assists; Cumminga played 10 minutes off the bench and scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. He had 15 points, DeRozan 14, and Vucevic had 10 points and seven rebounds. The other Bulls players combined to score 8 points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Trailing by 31 points at halftime, plus the Warriors are best at playing the third quarter, the Bulls want to reverse it is difficult to ascend to the sky! Sure enough, Yi Bian fought again, and the Warriors blasted out a 34-25 attack wave in a single quarter. After the third quarter, the difference between the two sides reached 40 points. The Warriors' biggest surprise of the game was Cuminga, the boy gave a big hat against the sky!
At the end of the game, the Warriors beat the Bulls 138-96 by 42 points! Cumminga 12 of 14, 2 of 4 from three-point range, cut 25 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal! Curry scored 7-of-15 with 19 points, 2 boards and 2 assists; Wiggins remained a master of points control, scoring 21 points on 8 of 11 with 4 boards and 6 assists (1 point in the second half); Poole had 22 points, plus-minus +38 as the highest in the game.
On the Bulls side, Kobe White scored 20 points, Vucevic had 19 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, DeRozan had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, and Ball Brother had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. The last game was lost to the Nets, and the Bulls also played at home. 26+42, the first in the East, lost 68 points in 2 games, which is also too miserable!
Bulls coach Donovan said after the game that the team's injury cannot be used as an excuse for losing! The Bulls are the first team in NBA history to be ranked first in the division and have lost 25+ games at home in two consecutive games! After this game, the Bulls still lead the Nets and Heat by 1.5 wins, continuing to rank first in the East.