On February 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Bulls defeated the Spurs 120-109, the whole game, DeRozan scored 40 points, 3 boards and 7 assists in 16 of 24, of which 19 points were scored in the last quarter, the performance was very hot, and according to statistics, DeRozan's shooting rate in these 6 games with 35+ scores reached 50%, which was only Wilt Chamberlain ever did in the history of the league.
Last offseason, DeRozan left the Spurs and chose to join the Bulls, joining LaVine and others. DeRozan has regained his team position after coming to the Bulls, averaging 27.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists this season, and his season averaging points per game for the Bulls has also set a new career high. Today's Bulls offensive system, although there are two ball holders, Brother Ball and LaVine, deRozan still dominates the team's attack. DeRozan's offensive style is dominated by two-point shooting, and the Bulls' player configuration is that everyone can pull up to the outside to shoot three points, including big center Vucevic, which is one of the reasons why DeRozan has exploded this season.
After today's game, Spurs coach Popovich joked with Bulls coach Donovan: "Has DeRozan been on defense lately? Donovan defended DeRozan: "He made an offensive foul on the pitch. "As we all know, DeRozan's defense has always been his technical weakness, whether it was in the Raptors or spurs, DeRozan's defense often becomes the team's Achilles heel, but the Bulls' staffing helped DeRozan make up for this, Caruso and Ball Brother are defensive tough guys, which helps DeRozan reduce the defensive pressure to some extent.
DeRozan and Popovich have been working together for many years at the Spurs, and the reason why the Spurs gave up the veteran was because the team entered the reconstruction phase, and it was clear that DeRozan occupied the main ball of the team, which also deprived the young people of the team of opportunities to grow, and finally the Spurs chose to let go of the veteran.