On March 23, Beijing time, the Chicago Bulls lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 98-126. After the game, Bulls coach Donovan was interviewed and was very frustrated that the gap between the number of free throws between the two teams was too large.
Donovan said: "What struck me was that in the 24 minutes of the first half they were only blown off for two defensive fouls. I've never seen and heard of anything like this."
It is worth mentioning that in the full game, the Bucks team won 20 free throws, but the Bulls only had 13 free throws on the whole team. Among them, the Bucks made 14 of 20 free throws, and the Bulls made 7 of 13 free throws.
In this campaign, DeRozan did not even have a chance to take a free throw, the whole game, DeRozan played 35 minutes and 47 seconds, shooting 10 of 23 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, did not get a free throw opportunity, had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and the plus-minus was only -16. You know, this is the first time since this season that DeRozan has not been given a free throw in a single game.
Previously, DeRozan also had the fewest number of free throws in a single game, but before this game, DeRozan had 7.8 free throw opportunities per game this season, shooting 86.9%.
Today, the Bucks have won 12 straight games against the Bulls, and the Bucks have a 3-0 record against the Bulls this season, with the two teams meeting for the last time on April 6. After this game, the Bucks' record came to 45 wins and 27 losses to rank second in the East, while the Bulls were 42 wins and 30 losses to rank fifth in the East.