On February 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Bulls faced the Spurs. The Bulls held a slim lead in the first half, but the Spurs blossomed at multiple points in the third quarter to complete the comeback. In the final quarter, DeRozan stepped up against his old boss, scoring 19 points alone in the quarter, and finally led the Bulls to a 120-109 victory over the Spurs for four consecutive wins.
【Statistics】
Spurs Murray 19 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, McDermott 19 points, Peltel 13 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Johnson 13 points, Walker 21 points and 5 rebounds.
The Bulls deRozan had 40 points and seven assists, Vucevic had 25 points, 16 rebounds and five assists, White had 24 points and six assists and Dosem had 12 points.
【Star of the Field】
DeRozan scored 40 points against the old master, scoring 19 points in the final quarter, and is undoubtedly the best player of the game.
【Highlight lens】
Walker quick-attack split
DeRozan back jumper
Murray made a layup
Vucevic turned continuously to hook his hand
【Contest Review】
In the first quarter, Murray assisted McDermott to take the lead in scoring, White scored 8 points in a row, McDermott shot inside, and Vucevic hooked up to score points. The two teams alternated leads, with Dosem scoring a layup and the Bulls stopping the Spurs 14-11. After the timeout, Brown, Vucevic and White blossomed more points, and Johnson took consecutive free throws. The two teams continued to clench, and after the first quarter, the Bulls led the Spurs by two points at 29-27.
In the second quarter, Collins hit a three-point shot, Walker stole a dragon dunk, and the Bulls immediately stopped. After the timeout, McDermott made another layup to eat cake, Green threw a shot to stop the bleeding, White and McDermott fired a three-pointer, Johnson played 2+1, DeRozan made consecutive jump shots against the old owner, and then clipped Peltel. The scores continued to alternate between the two sides, and at the end of the half, the Bulls still led the Spurs by two points at 59-57.
Easy to fight again, the Spurs suddenly powered, McDermott three-point shot followed by two free throws, Murray played 2+1, Johnson and Peltel eat cake consecutively. DeRozan was whistled for an offensive foul, he was unhappy with the penalty to eat T, and the Spurs took the opportunity to continue to widen the points gap. But at the end of the quarter, Dosom and Green hit back-to-back three-point shots to narrow the gap slightly, walker dunked, and made a final tackle to make up for the basket. After the third quarter, the Spurs rebounded by six points at 89-83.
In the final quarter, DeRozan played 2+1, Collins ate cake under the basket, Vucevic scored on the basket, DeRozan made consecutive shots inside and outside, and after White made two free throws, the Bulls rebounded by 3 points at 100-97. Johnson scored consecutive free throws, Jones scored 2+1, Murray took over, and Vucevic scored heavily. The two teams have been tightly tied to the final moment, at the critical moment, it is DeRozan who erupts, two free throws and then assists Vucevic, White three-point shot to seal the win, and finally the Bulls reverse the Spurs.
【Both sides start】
Spurs: Murray, Vassell, Johnson, McDermott, Peltel
Bulls: Dosem, White, Green, DeRozan, Vucevic