On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and eastern power teams such as the Bulls, Cavaliers, and Raptors all won the game. The Bulls beat the Pacers 122-115, with Le Vere slashing 40+ and two fists traversing four hands. The Cavaliers narrowly beat the Hornets by one point, a victory with a high gold content, with both teams emerging from the East. The Raptors beat the Hawks 125-114, and Siakam scored 33+9+4 for a very good performance.
Let's start with the Bulls and Pacers. In the first quarter, the Bulls played a 40-33 score, the offensive firepower is strong, although the Pacers are a fish belly team, currently rebuilding, but the team's immediate combat strength is still very strong, the Pacers also began to chase points. By the time of the fourth quarter, the Bulls were significantly better, with DeRozan dominating and Vucevic exploding, and in the end, the Bulls beat the Pacers by seven points to finish first in the East with 33 wins and 19 losses.
The Bulls' DeRozan cut 31 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Dosem had 15 points and 14 assists, the Bulls picked up the treasure again, and after Ball's absence, Dosem's performance was eye-catching. And the Bulls Vucevic played a masterpiece, cutting 36 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 21 shots and 16 of the most efficient, if the weapon continues to play like this, the Bulls will be difficult to beat in the playoffs. The Pacers' LeVert played 41 minutes, 19-of-26 shooting, 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, playing the best game of the Pacers' career, but unfortunately, the other teammates played more generally and did not provide him with enough help.
The Cavaliers played the Hornets away from home, with the two teams playing until the last minute to score the winner, and the Cavaliers narrowly won 102-101. The Hornets played perfectly in the first quarter, hitting a 31-22 lead of nearly 10 points, but in the second quarter, the Cavaliers began to pounce, hitting the Hornets 30-15 in the single quarter. In the second half, the two teams began a tug-of-war, and in the last quarter, the score was also very sticky, but the Cavaliers finally scored the key goal and won the game. Currently, the Cavaliers are fourth in the East with 32 wins and 21 losses, surpassing the Eastern Conference favorite Nets and Bucks.
Cavaliers Allen cut a double 20 stat of 29 points and 22 rebounds, almost got 30+20, when the Nets let Allen go, now look, really lost a lot. Goodwin had 12 points, five rebounds and nine assists, Mobley had 8 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and substitute Love scored 25 points and nine rebounds and hit six three-pointers, making it look like Love is still an excellent interior in the league. The Hornets' core players were all played, with Ramello Ball having 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Bridges 12 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Plumlee 8 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and substitute Oubre with 21 points and 9 rebounds.
The Raptors beat the Hawks 125-114 at home and were very aggressive. In the first quarter, the Raptors blasted a 39-28 lead, leading by 11 points, and in the second quarter, it was the Turn of the Hawks to break out, and under Trae Young's leadership, they won 10 points in the single quarter. In the second half, the Raptors still played very strong, the Eagles could not play, and in the end, the Raptors won the game under the leadership of Siakam and Van Jordan. After winning, the Raptors won a five-game winning streak and continued to chase the Nets.
The Raptors' Siakam played 40 minutes, 33 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-16 shooting, 3-of-3 three-pointers, and VanVleet had 26 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists on 10-of-18 shooting, these two are now the raptors' guarantee for winning, and it seems that the Raptors' hopes of reaching the playoffs are very great. Barnes had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, and Trent had 19 points. The Hawks' Trae Young scored 22 points, six rebounds and 13 assists, and the overall performance was also very good. Collins had 23 points and six rebounds, Hunter had 23 points, four rebounds and two assists, and substitute Bogdanovic had 18 points, four rebounds and five assists.
Speaking of today's best players, Vucevic 36+17, DeRozan 31+5+7, Siakam 33+9+4, Allen 29+22! They all had a chance to compete for the best player of the day, but LeVert's performance was really outstanding, with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 19-of-26 shooting, and was the best star to perform personally today. The Nets really shouldn't have traded Le Vere in the first place, losing a player who can be called a superstar at least on the offensive end, and now Harden may also be traded, and the Nets' team building strategy does not seem to be very successful.