After winning a strong three-game winning streak, the Bulls, whose confidence grew, sat at home and ushered in the Spurs' challenge during the two-game winning streak.
In the Bulls, Lavine was absent due to injury, and whether the Bulls can defend the home court and face the play of the old owner DeRozan has obviously become the key to this game.
On the spurs side, Dezhangtai Murray is in a hot state, and Popovich is also lining up in this campaign, ready to lead the team to hit the opponent and win 3 consecutive games on the road!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with the excellent performance of DeRozan + Vucevic + Kobe White, the Bulls, who played at home, overpowered the Spurs in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Murray + Lonnie Walker felt hot in the third quarter and led the Spurs to a 15-8 counterattack frenzy, successfully turning the situation on the court.
But in the final moment of the finale, DeRozan + Vucevic sent out consecutive shots, Kobe White hit a key three-pointer, and the Bulls took advantage of the momentum and took the game away in a wave.
In the end, the Bulls also reversed the Spurs 120-109 at home, winning four consecutive wins and giving the opponent Spurs a 11-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Bulls continued the momentum during the winning streak, playing a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures and completing the reversal.
In the case of doxam + Green and other main players, each performing its own duties, the team ace DeRozan, and the two major helpers Vucevic + Kobe White who jointly cut down 49 + 21 + 11, are particularly critical!
Against the old homemaker, DeRozan was uncompromising, scoring a game-high 40 points on 16-of-24 shooting in the 32 minutes of the opening game, plus an efficient performance of 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Among them, his heroic performance of cutting 19 points on a single horse in the last quarter not only helped the Bulls complete the reversal, but also successfully affected the trend of the game almost single-handedly!
In addition, as the bulls' high point on the court, Vucevic's play in this game is also indispensable.
In this campaign, Vucevic lived up to expectations, shooting 12 of 24 from the field, delivering a double-double performance of 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, which can be described as a complete victory over Peltel at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, dominating the interior!
Of course, the Bulls were able to reverse the Spurs in this game, and the performance of the demon guard Kobe White also played a crucial role.
Kobe Bryant White was in full swing, starting 33 minutes, shooting 6 of 11 from the middle and five three-pointers, contributing 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
And his key performance of scoring 11 points in the first quarter, while helping the Bulls to smoothly open the situation, also became a difficult existence for the Spurs to solve!
More importantly, after defeating the Spurs in this game and achieving a wave of 4 consecutive wins, the Bulls' regular season record has officially reached 37 wins and 21 losses.
While still in second place in the East, it's rationally speaking, given the just 0.5-win gap with the Heat and the Bulls' current momentum.
I have to say that this strong Bulls team, in the next schedule, really has a great chance to return to the top of the Eastern Conference!
On the spurs side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and finally was reversed, and the performance of the game that swallowed 11 points of defeat obviously needs to be examined.
After all, under the full performance of Lonnie Walker, who played well and won 21+5+2+1, the sluggish performance of Kelden Johnson + Vassell in 22 shots was indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
For head coach Popovich, considering the team's current ranking and the surging playoff situation in the West, the Spurs' goal of impacting the playoffs will undoubtedly face great challenges and tests!