The Chicago Bulls once again recorded a four-game winning streak and, with a record of 37 wins and 21 losses, further cemented the second place in the East. As the most unnamed dark horse team in the East this season, the Bulls have also become the favorite team to win the championship. The reason for this is self-evident, of course, to the credit of the small triumvirate of DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic. In this game, the Bulls ushered in the challenge of the Sacramento Kings. Before the trade deadline, they welcomed the Pacers' Sabonis Jr. and the Bucks' Di Vincenzo to complete the final reinforcement of the season.
However, after the introduction of quality players, the effect will not be obvious. So far, the Kings can only rank 13th in the West with a record of 22 wins and 37 losses, and with the help of the two of them alone, the Kings still have a lot of difficulties in achieving a final reversal. At the beginning of the game, although the Kings were able to stand at the beginning of the game and play a small climax of 7-0, in the following time of the first quarter, the Bulls still refused the Kings' lead and got the lead.
Xhaka Lavin was sidelined due to injury, DeRozan handed over 6+2+2 statistics in the first quarter, Vucevic also had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Javent Green, who handed over 10 points and 2 rebounds. With the three of them in a row, the Bulls scored 33-30 in the first quarter and took a three-point lead. Entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Bulls, who have a lead in the score, can continue to threaten and continue to widen the point difference between the two sides. DeRozan also produced 8 points and 1 assist with an efficient output of 4 of 7 shooting, and Kobe White also had 11 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, and then took a 3-point lead with a 32-29 score.
After the first half of the game, the contrast between the two sides has reached 6 points, and this game still has a lot of suspense. Yi Bian fought again, and the Kings, who were in a backward state, also began to counterattack. In the third quarter of the competition, DeRozan handed over 12 points and 2 rebounds to no avail, and the kings, who played an all-round game, recovered the four points they had behind in the first half with a 29-25 score. The gap between the two sides was narrowed to 2 points, but the Bulls did not give the Kings any chance to fight back in the next game, but at one point played a 35-30 score and won the game with a score of 125-118.
Looking back at the game, the overall performance of the kings' starting players was also relatively good, with star Fox sending a team-high score of 33 points, as well as 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Not only that, but new signing Sabonis Jr. also has a statistic contribution of 22 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. There was also Barnes, who delivered 17 points and 4 rebounds, and Holliday, who had 18 points and 2 rebounds. And seeing the Bulls at home, DeRozan fought for 41 minutes, with a luxurious statistic of 38 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and at least 35 points in 7 consecutive games, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve this achievement.
To this end, the Bulls official even deliberately updated the official account Twitter after the game: 35 points in 7 consecutive games, DeRozan played the MVP performance! After leading the team to win the game, the Bulls also took advantage of the situation to achieve a wave of 5 consecutive wins, and with a record of 38 wins and 21 losses, successfully surpassed the Miami Heat and returned to the first place in the East.