The Bulls- Pacers' on-offense battle ended with the Bulls winning, with Dosem completing a gap 16 seconds before the finale that helped the Bulls widen to a five-point gap before Holliday missed the Pacers' 3-pointer. DeRozan, Vucevic, Dosem and Javent Green played very well in this game.
Because this game is the second back-to-back game, Donovan arranged for Lavine and Kobe White to take a break, which made it more difficult for the original team to rotate the Bulls who were stretched thin, Malcom Hill, Matt Thomas, Taylor Cook and others all entered the rotation, Vucevic's play made up for Ravine's absence, and he tried very hard to score. He scored a team-high 36 points in the game, second only to LeVert's 42 points.
The White Devils played 37 minutes, 16 of 21, 1 of 2 of three points, 36 points, 17 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, shooting 76.2%, 50% of the three-point shooting rate, the fly in the ointment was 3 of 7 free throws, if 7 of 7 free throws then the White Devils can take 40 + 17 against the sky. But he also set a record in this campaign.
Vucevic became the first player since Jordan in 1996 to score 35 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in a single game, and no one today would say that Vucevic is a parallel cargo, not worthy of a 100 million-dollar contract and the former All-Star seat.
In last night's 7-point loss to the Raptors, the White Devils were 13-of-21, 4-of-6 from three-point range, 30 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, shooting 61.9 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from three-point range, scoring 30+15 in two consecutive games.
Donovan mentioned Vucevic after the game, saying: "I think the biggest challenge for Vucevic is not to affect his mentality. We've got some players who have been named All-Stars many times, you have to make some sacrifices for these people, Vucevic himself is a player who needs the ball to play 100% of his ability, but he is willing to sacrifice for the team, in the Magic 9 years he has a lot of ball rights, and here he needs to cover for his teammates, fight for his teammates to rebound, he sacrifices too much.
Vucevic has averaged 17.5 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.98 steals, 1.12 blocks, shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range this season, and his stats are still comprehensive, but in the Bulls he is only the third choice after DeRozan and LaVine.
Text/Yan Xiaobai