On April 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Chicago Bulls sat at home to meet the Los Angeles Clippers. Despite trailing by double digits in the first three quarters, the Bulls launched a big counter-attack in the final quarter, leveling the score before the fourth quarter whistle, and in overtime they continued their offensive firepower in the fourth quarter to complete a big comeback 135-130.
Veteran DeRozan is undoubtedly the biggest contributor to the Bulls' victory in this battle. In his 43 minutes on the field, he shot a game-high 50 points on 17-of-26 shooting, grabbed five rebounds and delivered six assists, and the data showed that the Bulls had a net victory of 19 points when he was on the floor, the highest efficiency value in the game.
In the case of the Bulls' overall offensive failure, DeRozan has always maintained an excellent offensive state, scoring 23 points in the first three quarters to help the Bulls tighten the score; entering the fourth quarter, he ushered in a personal performance moment, the whole quarter, he scored 17 points in a row, and in the 9.3 seconds before the final game, he scored 5 consecutive points to help the team equalize. Although missing a key free throw that could kill his opponent, DeRozan brought his fiery touch to the decisive overtime, where he personally won 10 of the team's 15 overtime points, dragging the missed victory back like Jordan.com.
With 50 points in this game, DeRozan also successfully brushed a number of records, which caused heated discussion.
DeRozan is the 14th player to score at least 50 points in a single game this season, and it is also the league's ninth 50+ scoring performance since marching, and the league has only had nine times in the months before that. DeRozan is also the sixth player in Bulls history to score 50 points in a single game, with the top five being Jordan, Walker, Crawford, Butler and LaVine.
In addition, counting this game, DeRozan scored a total of 604 points in the fourth quarter of the season, ranking first in the league, 104 points ahead of the second-place alphabet brother, and Tatum in third place with only 461 points. So DeRozan is the deserved king of the last quarters.
So far, the Bulls have a record of 45 wins and 32 losses, ranking fifth in the East, and DeRozan has averaged 28 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5 assists in 72 games, shooting an overall shooting rate of 50.5%, and even outside the three-point line, which is not good at, he has a 35.8% shooting rate. Whether it's in terms of personal data or team performance, DeRozan is the first quarterback to be deserved this season!