On March 15, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued. With a record of 41 wins and 26 losses, the Chicago Bulls, who are fourth in the East, have once again ushered in a new game, away to the Sacramento Kings. The Bulls have won consecutive victories in the last two games and are still in pretty good shape. But we can't ignore their situation for the whole month of March! Yes, they also suffered five consecutive defeats before winning two consecutive victories, almost destroying the momentum of the dark horses in the East.
This road challenge to the Kings, out of the haze of losing streaks of the Bulls can not be taken lightly. The Kings' star, Fox, is still a craftable material, and new signing Sabonis Jr., they all have the ability to stand alone. At the beginning of the game, the Bulls were caught in a scoring drought, allowing the Kings to seize the opportunity and take the lead. Fox sent 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, and starting big forward Lyles also had 4 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to help the team play 27-17 and take a 10-point lead.
And the Kings, who entered the second quarter of the showdown and were in a leading position, could further widen the point difference between the two teams. DeRozan's 8 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in a single quarter did not work, Vucevic's 7 points and 3 rebounds failed to help the team, and the Kings played a 36-26 score with the help of Sabonis Jr.'s 12 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in a single quarter. At the end of the first half of the game, the point difference between the two sides was widened to 20 points, and there was almost no great suspense in this game. However, after Yibian fought again, the Bulls, as the dark horse of the east, still launched a strong counterattack.
LaVine returned to form, playing 12 minutes of the third quarter, handing over 12 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, as well as Vučevic's 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Along with the explosive stats of the two, the Bulls also scored 34-25, recovering the 9 points they were behind in the first half. By the time they reached the crucial final-quarter showdown, the Kings were still ahead of the Bulls by a crucial nine points. In the remaining regular time, the Kings did not give the Bulls the opportunity to achieve a Jedi counterattack, always clinging to the leading score and not letting go.
In the end, the four regular quarters were completed, and the Kings, with a score of 112-103, rejected the Bulls' reversal and won the game. In fact, the bulls' starting core has performed very well in this game. Among them, DeRozan sent a comprehensive statistic of 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the nearly 40 minutes of play, LaVine also had 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and Vucevic, who handed over 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. However, in addition, the other players in the team are not very efficient in scoring, and DeRozan's efforts to no avail.
I have to admit that in the past deRozan can send explosive data in the game, the Bulls can still win consecutively, and now with the regular season coming to an end, DeRozan does not have the magic of the past, the Bulls began to show their feet, continue to lose, so why should DeRozan feel bad? However, when we look at the overall data of the kings' players, we can also understand the reason: Fox fought for 42 minutes, delivered the highest score of 34 points in the game, and 6 rebounds and 6 assists, effectively alleviating the overall scoring pressure of the team.
Not only that, the team's little Sabonis also has a comprehensive data contribution of 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and there are also many identity miracles on the team bench.