On January 20, Beijing time, the Bulls finally won, they defeated the Cavaliers 117-104 at home, ending their long 4-game losing streak and consolidating their 1st place in the East, while the Cavaliers also ended their 5th consecutive wins. In this game, the Bulls performed better than the first four games, the team's shooting efficiency on the offensive end was very high, and the defensive end also limited the Cavaliers' performance to some extent, in the game, the Bulls had to be in the lead for most of the time, and in the end they also successfully won at home, ending their losing streak.
The Cavaliers did well in this game, they played their height advantage and played very dominant on the inside. In the game, they were seven points ahead of the Bulls. However, after the Bulls entered their own rhythm, the Cavaliers were unable to withstand the Bulls' offense, and they made many mistakes on the defensive end, and they could not match the strength of the Bulls on the offensive end. In the end, the Cavaliers lost the game on the road, and the team's five-game winning streak ended.
In this game, the Cavaliers' Markkanen had 28 points and 7 rebounds, Mobley contributed 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, Garland once again had a gorgeous stat of 20 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists, and Love also had 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. The whole team scored in double figures, and the core players played very well, but in the face of the adjusted Bulls, the team was still powerless, and eventually lost on the road.
On the Bulls side, the team is currently missing major generals, core Lavin and Ball are absent due to injuries, the team lineup is very incomplete, before they lost consecutively, suffered 4 consecutive defeats, and their position in the 1st place in the East was also in jeopardy. But fortunately, the back team is not strong, during the Bulls' losing streak, they have not been able to seize the opportunity, successive losses, which also led to the Bulls in the case of 4 consecutive losses, they are still in the 1st place in the East.
After losing 4 consecutive games, the Bulls returned to the home court, they also finally found the feeling of winning, the team in this campaign against the cavaliers who are not bad, the team found the rhythm of the game, in both ends of the attack and defense have a better play, the core of the team DeRozan played brilliantly, he got 30 points and 7 assists in the whole game, once again played the MVP level in the game, at key moments, his play was very good, many times with personal ability to help the team to get the lead in the score, He was instrumental in the Bulls' victory in this game.
In addition to DeRozan, Vucevic also has a comprehensive statistic of 24 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, Dawsum 18 points and 8 assists, White 16 points, the whole team also has 4 people to score in double figures, the core players have shown their own strength, the team found the winning feeling at the beginning of the season. In the end, the Bulls managed to win a victory at home, defending their No. 1 position in the East, while also ending their long losing streak, hoping that after this game, the Bulls can get back on track to impact the next wave of winning streaks.