On February 27, Beijing time, the Bulls lost 110-116 to the Grizzlies, and the six-game winning streak was terminated by the first place in the East and was once again surpassed by the Heat. The Bulls' defense was shattered by Morant alone in this game, and Demar DeRozan's offensive efficiency was not as high as before, at one point in the first half, he did not find the feeling until the second half, if DeRozan could score 2-3 more goals in the first half, the situation may be different.
In the end, Morant scored 15-of-28, 3-of-4 three-pointers, 46 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, shooting 53.6%, 75% three-point shooting to lead the team to defeat the Bulls, and DeRozan in addition to inefficiency also ate a second technical foul 5 seconds before the final game was expelled, and DeRozan's two record nights were ended.
DeRozan's previous record of 8 consecutive games with 35+ to become the eighth person in history was interrupted; another record was to score 35+ 50% in eight consecutive games, which is already the first in history, but unfortunately it has not been able to continue.
However, DeRozan's record of 30+ in 10 consecutive games has been extended, and he is only one way away from Jordan's 11 consecutive 30+ games created in 1986.
In the case of 2 of 10 in the first half, 8 of 19 in the second half, 5 of 11 in the final quarter + 1 of 1 on three points, and in the last 5 minutes he single-handedly blasted down 7 points to do his best.
DeRozan, despite his ouster and poor efficiency, has a WPA of 8.59 (predicted increase in wins) or the league's first higher than Curry's, a figure that simply translates to how many more games a team can win with that player. (DeRozan is also an iron man this season, supporting the whole team alone in the case of injuries to Bauer, Lavin, Caruso, Javent Green, Pavey and others.)
In addition, DeRozan played 31 key games and scored a total of 124 points in the league, second only to Embiid's 127 points, and DeRozan has been a real key gentleman + superstar this season.
Although DeRozan's ranking on the MVP list is not high, he averages 28.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 0.86 steals, 0.32 blocks, shooting 51.7%, three-point shooting rate of 36.5% is MVP level, and the Bulls are currently in second place in the East.
Text/Yan Yuqin