Bulls face strong enemies
There are no words to praise DeRozan's recent performance. At the Toyota Center, where michael Jordan, the god of basketball, was not stingy with the MVP's voice, because DeRozan's performance was definitely worth it. In the last game against the Eagles, DeRozan was playing in the last quarter, and a signature turn in the middle distance at the key moment took the game away, once again letting us see the style of a superstar. However, in this game, the Bulls welcomed a strong opponent at home.
The Grizzlies have a record of third in the West, their offensive and defensive efficiency is in the top ten of the league, and only three teams in the league have done it, the other two teams are the phoenix suns in the league, and the Miami Heat in the east. Against such an opponent, whether it is the Chicago Bulls or Demar DeRozan, it is necessary to show the best form.
DeRozan was deported
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Grizzlies dominated the guest, Morant had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal on 4-of-6 shooting, and Adams had 9 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, completely dominating the box. Led by the two, the Grizzlies easily scored 31 points in the first quarter, while the Bulls scored only 22 points, including DeRozan on 0-of-6 shooting and only relying on free throws to score 2 points. After returning from the second quarter, the Bulls who played at home gradually regained their touch, with DeRozan having 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 2-of-4 shooting, and Lavine also had 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
Led by two cores, the Chicago Bulls scored 30 points in the second quarter, while the Grizzlies also scored 28 points, so at the end of the half, the Bulls were still seven points behind the Grizzlies 52-59. In the second half, Morant broke out again, shooting 6 of 7, 7 of 8 from the free throws, 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, although there were 3 mistakes, but the flaws were not hidden. DeRozan also had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, but the point difference was stretched to 14 points by the Grizzlies. A small difference, the suspense still exists.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, DeRozan once again showed the style of the king of the final quarter, with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 5-of-11 shooting, without a single turnover and foul, and the Bulls also chased a point difference at one point. In the last minute, however, deRozan was very dissatisfied with the penalty, complained to the referee that he had received 2 technical fouls and was directly expelled. Morant also scored 10 points in the final quarter to help the Grizzlies beat the Bulls 116-110 and end a two-game losing streak.
The short board surfaces
In such a game, DeRozan did not start well, with 6 shots and 0 shots, the whole game still got 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block data, of which 13 points were scored in the last quarter, if not expelled, the victory or defeat is still unpredictable. LaVine also had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 3-of-3 from three-point range. However, the performance of both men was not as amazing as the Grizzlies' star Morant, who shot 15 of 28, 3 of 4 from three-point range, 13 of 15 from the free throw line, and had 46 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Seeing this, you will definitely think that Morant is the key to the Grizzlies to win the game, but in fact, there is another person who is no less helpful to this game than Morant, that is Adams. Playing 35 minutes, 5 of 9 shots, he had 12 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, including 8 rebounds in the frontcourt, plus-minus +16 first in the team. Adams not only did his job well, but also limited the Bulls' starting center Vucevic, who shot only 5-of-17 from the field and had 11 points and 12 rebounds, with a plus-minus of -18 from the bottom of the team.
If the Chicago Bulls still have shortcomings, it must be the inside line, it must be Vucevic. As a skilled center, there really isn't anything you can do against a traditional interior like Adams.