On February 27, Beijing time, the Chicago Bulls played at home against the Grizzlies, and the 2nd east vs. 3rd in the West. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies were completely dominant, taking a nine-point lead.
The Bulls took a 4-0 lead at the start, after which Adams completed a second offense through consecutive frontcourt boards. The Bulls' offense was basically singles, lack of teamwork, and DeRozan's feel when he first came up was not good, and successive mid-range attempts were all iron. On the other hand, the Grizzlies played very layered on the offensive end, Morant won consecutive layups through his personal ability, Adams took off a defensive rebounding quarterback long pass Williams, and then Morant hit another three-pointer, and the Grizzlies exploded a fantastic 23-11 start.
During the rotation, the Bulls launched a counterattack during Adams' break, but in the final moments of the first quarter, Tyes Jones hit a three-pointer first, followed by Clark's pick-and-roll shot, and DeRozan scored the first point of the game through a free throw, and the Bulls trailed the Grizzlies by 9 points 22-31 in the first quarter.
Throughout the first quarter, Adams had a strong sense of presence at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, sending 9 points, 11 boards and 2 assists on 4 of 7, of which 6 were in front of the court and the personal plus-minus reached +13! Morant also scored 9 points efficiently on 4-of-6. On the Bulls side, Vucevic had 8 points and 5 boards in the first quarter, Zaklavin had 5 points and 2 assists, and DeRozan scored 2 points on 0-of-6 free throws, and it seems that the record of 35+ consecutive points may be ended by the Grizzlies.