On February 25, Beijing time, the Bulls defeated the Eagles 112-108 to win six consecutive wins and returned to the first place in the East. The two teams played very well in this game, the Bulls led by 5 points in the first quarter, the Bulls also led by 2 points after the half, the Eagles equalized in the third quarter, the two teams were on the same running line in the last quarter, the two teams had come and went, the Eagles once overtook 3 points, but DeRozan scored 5 points from two mid-range at the key moment to complete the rebound, the Bulls home sounded a mountain tsunami-like MVP shout, DeRozan helped the team refuse to reverse.
The bulls' two cores (Bauer and Caruso) in this game still failed to return, but Zach Lavin recovered from the sore knee, with Lavin's restraining force DeRozan more relaxed on the offensive end; and the Eagles side lost the starting big forward Collins, who was absent due to a foot injury, Gallinari replaced Collins, the two teams from the lineup point of view is not big, the biggest gap is in the superstar's play.
Trae Young is undoubtedly the sinner of this game loss, he experienced the jubilation of the All-Star Weekend and was clearly out of form, 1 of 5 in the first quarter + 1 of 3 points 0, 7 of half-time + 2 of 3 three points, 3 of 3 of 3 of 3 in the third quarter, what is this fairy state? If it weren't for the substitute Pogdanovich, the Hawks would have been defeated by the Bulls. Blowing Yang shot 3 of 17 in the game, 0 of 5 from three points, and finished with 14 points, 10 assists and 3 rebounds, shooting 17.6% from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line.
In contrast, the Bulls' Demar DeRozan was 7 of 10 in the first quarter, 1 of 2 of three points, 16 points and 3 rebounds, 9 of 13 in the halftime, 22 points, and 1 of 3 in the third quarter was the most depressed quarter with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but 25 points in the third quarter were enough to show his toughness. In the final quarter, the Hawks rebounded by 3 points, DeRozan hit the key mid-range 45 seconds before the final game, then Trae Young missed the key ball, DeRozan mid-range 1 to 2 to complete 2+1, DeRozan once again helped the Bulls to come back.
In the 37 minutes of the game, he shot 15-of-21, 2-of-3 from three-point range, and finished with 37 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 71.4 percent from the field.
DeRozan set a number of records after this campaign: 1. 16 points in the first quarter was the highest score in the first quarter of the season; 2. It was also his ninth single quarter of the season to score 15+, four of which was in February.
3. DeRozan finished 20+ at half-time for the 16th time of the season and tied for first place in the league;
4. DeRozan scored 35+ in 8 consecutive games and shot more than 50% of the film, continuing to break the all-time first-man record;
5. DeRozan has won 30+ in 9 consecutive games, a career high.
Text/Yan Xiaobai