The NBA regular season continued, with the Thunder 101-106 Bulls, the Thunder suffering a five-game losing streak, while the Bulls ushered in a three-game winning streak.
Zach Lavine failed to play due to a left knee injury, and Derek Jones Jr., who missed 17 consecutive games due to a fractured knee and right index finger, returned to today's game.
Data from both sides:
On the Thunder side, Dort scored 31 points and Gidy had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. For the Bulls side, DeRozan had 37 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Vucevic had 31 points and 15 rebounds.
Best of the Year:
The Bulls eventually won, DeRozan still scored the most in the whole team, but Vucevic's performance was also indispensable, in this game, Vucevic's offensive end performed well, 14 of 25 shots, got 31 points of data, and Vucevic also had a good performance on the defensive end, 15 rebounds in the whole game, and also sent 2 steals and 2 blocks, although there were 6 mistakes in the end, but the flaws were not hidden, it was Vucevic's excellent performance that helped the Bulls continue the winning streak.
Contest Review:
The Thunder played back-to-back on the road, but took the lead in getting into the form, after the game began, Gidy assisted Robbie to catch a dunk, and then made his own layup, Dort also hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder made a fantastic start of 7-0. The Bulls missed consecutive opportunities and Dorsom broke through to the basket to get the Bulls' first point of the game.
After that, the Thunder continued to maintain their firepower, and with 5 minutes and 58 seconds left in the quarter, Dort hit another three-pointer to help the Thunder extend their lead to double digits. After that, the Bulls chased all the way, DeRozan made a kill, Malcolm Hill hit a three-pointer, and the Bulls narrowed the gap to 5 points at one point, but in the final stage, Pokushevsky made a kill, two free throws, and the first quarter ended, and the Thunder led 29-22.
In the second quarter, DeRozan turned on a personal offensive mode, three consecutive offensive wins, and quickly narrowed the point difference to 4 points, but then Kenridge Williams made a killing, two free throws, Dort basket won, a 6-0 small climax, allowing the Thunder to once again pull the lead to double digits. With 2:45 left in the quarter, Isaiah Robbie scored three points, and the Thunder led by 14 points. But then the Thunder fell into a scoring drought, and the Bulls, led by DeRozan, made a 10-0 attack wave, once again narrowing the point gap. At the end of the first half, the Thunder led 60-56.
At the end of the first half, Beziley had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists, Dort 10 points, Josh Gidy 7 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Kenridge Williams 8 points and Pokushevsky 7 points. On the Bulls side, DeRozan had 19 points, five rebounds and three assists, Vucevic had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Dossom had 10 points.
Easy side fight, Mann's three-pointer, helped the Thunder to stretch the lead to seven points again, and then Vucevic won three consecutive offensive attempts, leading the team to a 7-2 attack wave, once again forcing the point difference closer. After that, Vucevic blocked Bezli on the defensive end, the offensive end, scored consecutive baskets, and with 3:42 left in the quarter, Vucevic helped the team to rebound by 2 points, which was the first time the Bulls led the game. In the games that followed, the two teams alternated leads, but with DeRozan's free throws, the Bulls led 81-80 at the end of the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Vucevic scored from the basket, the Bulls led by 3 points, then Krich Williams scored from the basket, Josh Gedy stormed the basket, the Thunder once rebounded, but soon Dossom also basketed with color, and the two teams continued to bite and alternate leads. DeRozan then began to take over, first assisting Kobe White's three-pointer, then winning from mid-range to lead the Bulls on an 8-0 attack wave. The last 3 minutes of the quarter became the performance time for Dort and DeRozan, with Dort winning three points and DeRozan still in color in mid-range.
Dolt then stormed the basket to create a lethal attack, once again helping the Thunder narrow the score to four points, but then, Derrick Jones Jr. assisted Kobe White's three-pointer, and the Bulls led by seven points again, with 1 minute and 10 seconds left in the game. But the Thunder did not give up, after the timeout, Beziley and Dort rushed to the basket, scored 4 consecutive points, the Thunder narrowed the point difference to 3 points, at the critical moment, Dossom did not hit three points, but Troy Brown got the offensive rebound, the Thunder could only use foul tactics, and finally DeRozan's free throw performance was stable, and the Thunder could only swallow the end of failure.
Contest Highlights:
Pokushevsky dunked
In addition to the three points, Pokushevsky also has a good ability to cut in the air, and in today's game, Pokushevsky cut to the basket and completed a turnaround back buckle.
Bezley European step dunk
This season, Bezley has shown his European step and dunk skills several times. This is still the case in today's game, in which The Beziley Meteor dodged his opponent in a big stride and finally scored with a one-handed dunk.
Both sides started:
Thunder: Dort, Robbie, Josh Gidey, Mann, Beziley
Bulls: DeRozan, Dorsum, Vucevic, Brown, White
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