On February 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Eastern Conference focus, the Hornets hosted the Bulls at home. Before this game, the Hornets had suffered a five-game losing streak, dropping to no. 9 in the East, while the Bulls were 3rd in the East!
With 1 minute and 53 seconds left in the first quarter, a very wonderful scene occurred on the field. During one of the Hornets' attacks, Bridges broke through the Bulls' Troy Brown with the ball to the basket, and faced the defense of Bulls centers Tony Bradley and Troy Brown, Bridges slammed the ball into the basket with one arm!
The dunk brought the atmosphere to a climax, and fans cheered for Bridges. In slow motion, bridges's head was almost flat with the basket when bridges dunked, and the ball showed his amazing explosiveness and bounce! Bridges scored four points and three assists in the first quarter to give the Hornets a 29-28 lead over the Bulls!
So far this season, Bridges has averaged 35.9 minutes per game and is able to finish with 19.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.9 blocks, shooting 48.6% from the field. And he averaged only 12.7 points, 6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game last season, and in the predictions of many media, he has become a big favorite for the fastest improving player in the NBA this season!