On February 25, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Bulls defeated the Hawks 112-108 at home, winning six consecutive wins while coming to the first place in the East. The Bulls were able to win this game, relying on the performance of the core DeRozan, who scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and contributed a key 5 points in the final moments.
The two teams played very stiffly this time, and into the final minute the Hawks led by three points, at which point DeRozan began to take over. DeRozan first faced Bogdanovic's defense, dribbled to the free throw line directly dry jumper, steady hit, the point difference was only 1 point; the Bulls then defended successfully, this time the ball came to DeRozan's hands, or facing Bogdanovic, this dribble after turning over the jump shot, the ball hollowed into the net, and caused the opponent to foul, the free throw was also steadily hit, playing 2+1. DeRozan scored five straight points to help the team go from three points behind to two points ahead.
DeRozan shot 15-of-21 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range, 5-of-7 from the free throw line, and scored 37 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. He was in excellent shape from the start of the game, scoring 16 points in the first quarter and 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the crucial final quarter, including a 5-point streak in the final moments.
With such a hot performance, Harden and Paul updated social media for the first time after the game, Harden: "Proud of my brother! DeRozan. Paul: "Demar! You guy is so bad bad bad bad ”
In this game, DeRozan not only led the team to victory, but also brushed 6 major records himself:
Scored 35+ in 8 consecutive games, surpassing Jordan's record of 7 consecutive 35+ in 1988 and ranking second in team history;
8 consecutive games 35+ and shooting rate of more than 50%, still ranked first in history, but also constantly refreshed;
The 7th player in history to shoot down 35+ in eight consecutive games, behind James and Harden in active play;
16 points in the first quarter, the highest score in the league so far this season;
20+ at half-time for the 16th time of the season, tied with Morante for first place in the league;
For the first time in his career, he won 30+ in 9 consecutive games;
Then James also wrote on social media: I knew this guy was a beast.
I don't know, James at home is also some regrets, originally DeRozan last offseason and the Lakers are very close, helpless they are unwilling to provide a 3-year contract, and finally DeRozan joined the Bulls. Looking at such a hot DeRozan, if he were his teammate, he would not have to face the current situation.