Inadvertently, the Cleveland Cavaliers achieved another wave of 5 consecutive wins, and with a record of 27 wins and 18 losses, they came to the fifth place in the East. As a team that no longer has superstar players, the Cavaliers' rise this season is really surprising. However, we have to admit that the Cavaliers, who have been dormant for three years, have also made a lot of changes in recent years, successively sending away the previously hoarded interior players, and placing Kevin Lefour, the last person on the team with a maximum salary, on the bench, and with the help of Garland and Aaron and others, there is room for improvement.
Their opponent in this game is the Chicago Bulls, who are currently maintaining their supremacy in the East. Perhaps in terms of the current record of the two teams, the Cavaliers are not the opponents of the Bulls, but they can also cause a lot of trouble to the opponents in the process of playing. That's right, facing the Bulls' Side Lavin and Ball's successive absences due to injuries, the Cavaliers who played away from home achieved a feat of domination in the first quarter. DeRozan and Vucevic didn't have a strong desire to score, and Kobe White's 10-point first quarter didn't work, and the cavaliers who played everywhere took a five-point lead with a 29-24 score.
But after moving into the second quarter, the Bulls' starting core returned to form. DeRozan shot 7-of-10 in the second quarter, delivered 16 points and 3 rebounds, and led the team to a 34-20 score, not only recovering the 5 points that fell behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a 9-point rebound with a 58-49 score at halftime. The situation has finally reversed, and the Bulls are still the unstoppable eastern hegemon. The Bulls, who entered the second half of the showdown, were always able to stabilize the situation, clinging to the leading score and continuing to consume the remaining game time.
In the third quarter, the two sides drew 29-29, and the latter still maintained a nine-point lead. In the crucial final quarter of the competition, the Bulls did not choose to drag the mud and water, but played a 30-26 single-quarter score with a single score, and won the final victory of the game with a total score of 117-104. Looking back at the game, the Bulls' starters' stats were really outstanding: DeRozan delivered a game-high score of 30 points, as well as 2 rebounds and 7 assists in the 36 minutes of the game, while Vucevic also had a double-double of 24+12, Kobe White, who handed over 16 points, and Dosem, who had 18 points and 8 assists.
In fact, not only the starters, but also the Bulls' bench players are doing very well! For example, Caruso, who played 23 minutes off the bench in this game, shot 2 of 8, and delivered 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, although the data performance was not eye-catching, but he could help the team to win the opponent's key 18 points (the highest in the game). For a defensive player like Caruso, superficial stats are the easiest to lie about. Surprisingly, however, the Bulls had previously announced the devolution of Caruso and Javent Green to the Development League to get them back in shape. But in fact, caruso who plays like this really does not need to be delegated, he is fully capable of playing the role of the team's starting and the core of the second team.