On March 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's East Focus game, the Bulls traveled to the road to challenge the Bucks. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Bulls finally lost to the Bucks 98:126!
Facing defending champion Bucks, the Bulls were at a disadvantage from the start of the game. They trailed by as many as 13 points in the first quarter, and fell behind their opponents in all four quarters, and they fell behind by as many as 33 points at most! LaVine had 21 points on 6-of-16 today, DeRozan had 21 points on 10-of-23, while the Bucks, Alphabet Brother easily scored 25 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists on 9-of-12 shooting, and Holliday scored 27 points and 7 assists on 12-of-17 shooting.
Prior to this game, the Bulls were no. 5 in the East and the Bucks were no. 3 in the East. According to statistics, after losing today, the Bulls' record against the top 3 teams in the division has become 0 wins and 16 losses, and there has not been a single win so far! Among the top teams in the league, the Bulls are the team with the worst record of strong and strong. And the situation of one victory is even more difficult to find, so that they are regarded as the first pseudo-strong team in the league.
After losing today, the Bulls' record has changed to 42-30. While the Bulls continue to be ranked 5th in the East, they are only one win ahead of the Cavaliers and two wins ahead of the Raptors. The Bulls are going through a five-game streak, and today is just the first game of this wave of road trips, and they will face the Pelicans, Cavaliers and so on. In the final four games of the season, they will also play against the Heat, Bucks, Celtics and Hornets.
As a result, the Bulls' outlook is not optimistic. Given the tough schedule, they are very likely to be overtaken by the Raptors and Cavaliers and fall to the play-off area. And once out of the Top 6 in the East, they will most likely play against the Nets in the playoffs.