In the first game after the All-Star Weekend, DeRozan continued his peak form, scoring 37 points in a single game to lead the Bulls to a narrow 112-108 home win over the Hawks. This season, DeRozan's outstanding personal performances and the record of leading the Bulls to the top of the East have not been able to hide his sharp edge. The MVP is getting louder and louder, and his performance is getting better and better.
Facing the Eagles, the Bulls started with the Eastern Conference and rushed up to make a 10-0 start. DeRozan's strength has been perfected, and with a little effort in the first half of the first quarter, he easily exploded for 12 points. In a single quarter, he scored 16 points, 3 boards and 1 steal on 7-of-10 shooting.
However, the two sides did not open the gap, and the two teams always maintained a close point difference. For the most part, the bulls are still in the lead. It wasn't until more than two minutes before the finale that Gallinari and Capela scored consecutive offensively and the Hawks reversed the situation to take a 108-105 lead.
At the crucial moment, DeRozan stepped forward. He hit a dry shot in 46.9 seconds, while Trae Young's subsequent attack was blocked in vain. Immediately after 15.1 seconds, DeRozan broke through the heavy bag with great difficulty, a gorgeous turn and backward jump shot, a flowing action, perfect stagnation and netting, and the scene instantly turned into an ocean of cheers. 2+1！ DeRozan reversed the situation with an unparalleled key ball to help the Bulls laugh to the end.
Throughout the final quarter, DeRozan scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. In the game, DeRozan shot 15-of-21, 3-of-3 from three-point range, and made 5-of-7 free throws with 37 points, 6 boards, 3 assists and 1 steal. With 35+ in eight consecutive games, DeRo is in favor of being the 7th man in history after Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jordan, Kobe, James and Harden.
Meanwhile, DeRozan has played 35+ games in eight consecutive games, second only to Jordan in 1986, when the basketball god bombed 35+ in 10 consecutive games. Putting aside the continuous scoring data, DeRozan's efficient performance is a must in history. According to the data, DeRozan has now shot 35+ in 8 consecutive games, and the shooting rate of each game is more than 50%, continuing to break his historical record.
This season, DeRozan not only has a good individual performance, a team record at the top of the East, but also a very perfect key moment performance. In a game with a five-point difference in the last five minutes, DeRozan averaged 3.9 points per game, ranking fifth in the league. His shooting percentage is 51.4 percent and his three-point shooting percentage is 66.7 percent. Next, if DeRozan can continue this kind of play, I am afraid that he will become a strong contender for MVP.