The Bulls beat the second-to-last Pistons in the East 114-108 on the road today to end a five-game losing streak.
The Bulls have been terrible in the past period of time, playing against several strong teams in a row, resulting in no win, the last five games they lost to the Grizzlies, Heat, Eagles, Bucks and 76ers, four of which are in the top three in the East and West. The Bulls, on the other hand, have a record of 0 wins and 14 losses against the Top Three in the East and West this season, and have not won a single game. After five straight defeats, the Bulls also dropped out of the top three in the East.
However, although they can't win the strong team, the Bulls still have no problem winning the weak team, facing the second-to-last Pistons in the East, they won and ended a 5-game losing streak.
In today's game, DeRozan performed brilliantly, playing 41 minutes, shooting 12-of-25, 0-of-13 from three-point range, 12-of-13 from the free throw line, and having 36 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. In the third quarter, DeRozan scored 12 points, 6 of 9 in the fourth quarter, 4 of 5 from the free throw line and 16 points in the single quarter. In the second half, DeRozan scored 28 points to help the team win.
LaVine also performed well, playing 38 minutes, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range, 10-of-11 from the free throw line, and 25 points and five rebounds. It is worth mentioning that this is the 21st time that DeRozan and Lavin have won 25+ in the same game this season, which is not only the most in the league, but also a new team record, which was previously the 19 times in the 84-85 season jordan and Wooldridge.
Vucevic played 29 minutes today, shooting 8-of-11 from the field, 0-of-1 from three-point range, 5-of-5 from the free throw line, and had 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
On the Pistons side, Canningan also performed well, playing 36 minutes, shooting 9 of 15, 3 of 3 from three points, 2 of 2 from the free throw line, and got 22 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, but also made 6 mistakes. Counting today's game, Cunningham has scored 20+ in the fifth consecutive game, the most of all rookies, and no other rookie has exceeded 2 consecutive games.
Cunningham had 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists against the Wizards on March 2; 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against the Raptors on March 4; 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists against the Pacers on March 5; and 28 points, six rebounds and 10 assists against the Hawks on March 8.