The Bulls conquered the away field, and the MVP was called out on the spot. DeRozan once again turned the tide in the final quarter, helping the Bulls easily beat the Pistons and successfully win a victory. In the first half, DeRozan's performance was mediocre, with only 8 points, 1 board and 2 assists on 4-of-9 shooting. But in the second half, he became more and more courageous, and in the final quarter, he was unstoppable, and finally he scored 16 points in a single quarter, showing the strength of the king of the last quarter.
In the first three quarters, the Bulls and Pistons played inextricably, and even went down 84-91. DeRozan scored 12 points in the third quarter and began to slowly get into shape. After the last quarter began, he suddenly returned to the familiar rhythm, firing at full force on the offensive end.
With a 2+1 shot, a breakup layup, and an assist to White's three-point shot, DeRozan blew the call to fight back. In the middle of the final quarter, DeRozan scored consecutive fast attacks, stood on the free throw line and hit steadily, and after entering the crucial moment of the last 5 minutes, the Bulls erased the gap and overtook the score.
And the competition at the crucial moment, DeRozan taught the young people a lesson fiercely. Facing Canningan, DeRozan offered a super killing move in the winning moment, a steady mid-range single, against the frontal projection of Yuanlang, and a sense of despair that steadily entered the basket. DeRozan hit consecutive shots, and one person scored 7 points in a row, which also completely suppressed the momentum of the opponent and ended the suspense of the game.
In the game, DeRozan shot 12-of-25 and 12-of-13 from the free throw line for 36 points, eight boards, four assists and two steals. In the final quarter, he made 6 of 9 and 4 of 5 from the free throw line with 16 points, 4 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal. Powerful scoring explosiveness, and the scoring attribute of the final quarter horror, made DeRo approve of being the "king of the last quarter" of the season.
So far, DeRozan has averaged 8.4 points per game in the final quarter, second only to Irving and Alphabet Brother, while Irving has only played in the final quarter 15 times. In terms of efficiency, DeRozan's shooting percentage is as high as 54.6%, and his three-point shooting rate is 44.4%, which is undoubtedly elite level.
The only problem is that the Bulls have had a poor record against the strong teams this season. Their record is 28-7 against teams with less than 50% wins, but against teams with more than 50% wins, their record is only 12 wins and 19 losses. And as the absolute core of the abuse team, DeRozan abuse is also really cruel!