No superstars, bulls against the top three in the East and West, 17 losses! DeRozan and Lavin became the new garbage brothers, fierce in the regular season, and feared the first round of the playoffs.
In this battle, the Bulls took the lead in entering the state to gain an advantage, and the Heat responded immediately, and the two sides have maintained a tug-of-war. In the second quarter, the Heat turned to a counter-offensive, and the point difference gradually widened to double digits. At halftime, the Bulls trailed by nine points.
Easy side to fight again, Donovan is still unable to prescribe the right medicine, the Bulls are in a passive situation, the point difference is expanded to more than twenty points, the game completely lost suspense, the Heat 127-109 light bulls, ushered in a three-game winning streak. Butler scored 22 points, 7 boards and 6 assists, LaVine 33 points and DeRozan 26 points.
At the beginning of the season, the Bulls were once the representative team of the league's balanced attack and defense, and DeRozan was praised to the sky, and the ability to lead the team was comparable to Jordan. Over time, DeRozan is still a regular season star after all, and he will have a hard time proving himself in the playoffs. And Donovan is not a master tactician, DeRozan singled Out Lavin singles, Lavin singled Vucevic, but they are not Like Duou, destined to go far.
According to the current situation in the east, the Bulls are likely to encounter the Celtics or the 76ers in the first round, one is the Iron-Blooded Division led by the Double Tanhua, and the other is the title-seeking favorite with the Diden combination. No matter who they face, the Bulls do not have the upper hand, even if DeRozan and Harden fight hard, But Vucevic is not embiid's opponent at all, and avoiding being swept may be the result they most hope for.