The Bulls beat the Clippers 135-130 in overtime today.
DeRozan played his best game of the season today, playing 43 minutes, shooting 17-of-26, including 2-of-2 from three-point range and 14-of-15 from the free throw line, finishing 50 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, becoming the sixth player in Bulls history to score 50+ in a single game. In the final quarter and overtime, DeRozan scored a total of 27 points and led the team to a major comeback.
It is worth mentioning that in the last game, the Clippers just completed a 25-point reversal against the Jazz, but they did not expect to be completed by the Bulls today with a 16-point reversal. As the most reversed team this season, the reason why the Clippers were reversed today is inseparable from DeRozan's excellent performance.
DeRozan also became the 14th player in the league to get 50+ in a single game this season, while setting a new record for a player in league history of 50+ in a single season. In addition, today is the last day of March local time, and 7 people in the league have won 50+ in the entire March, which is also a new record for players to get 50+ in a single natural month in the history of the NBA.
Since DeRozan cut 50+, it didn't help that the Clippers had 3 people scoring 20+ today, Reggie Jackson played 39 minutes, 12 of 23 shots, including 6 of 9 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, 34 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, and also became an empty cut.
It is worth mentioning that after today's record high of 50+ this season, DeRozan's total score this season also exceeded 2,000 points, becoming the first player to score 2,000 points this season. DeRozan has scored more than 2,000 points this season, partly because he averaged more than 28 points per game, and on the other hand, he has a high attendance rate, having played 72 games and missing only 5 games.
In addition to DeRozan, Trae Young also scored his 2,000th point of the season today. In today's big win over the Cavaliers, Trae Young clocked in in the third quarter, played 28 minutes, shot 9-of-17, and had 30 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists. Add in those 30 points, and Trae Young's season total score is just 2,000 points. Trae Young has also averaged more than 28 points per game this season and has missed only six games.