The bulls have another strong enemy
Not getting DeRozan is perhaps the worst decision for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The Chicago Bulls have locked up a playoff spot, all thanks to Demar DeRozan. Although this season's Bulls, facing the top three teams in the East and West, have a bad record of 0-18 losses, and only won 2 games against the top four teams in the league, it is still undeniable that the Bulls are still a playoff-level team, because DeRozan's offensive performance this season is really amazing.
The Bulls lost to the Bucks last time, and DeRozan scored 40 points in the third quarter and still couldn't get back. In this game, the Bulls have a strong opponent at home, that is, the Boston Celtics, the second-ranked team in the East. Tatum and Brown all played, and the Bulls, on the other hand, also welcomed back LaVine.
The game is completely one-sided
As the league's number one team in defensive efficiency, the Celtics limited the Bulls to only 19 points in the first quarter, LaVine only had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 1-of-5 shooting, DeRozan had 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists on 2-of-3 shooting, while the Celtics bombed down 32 points, Horford had 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, directly filling the data column, and Brown also had 8 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals. After returning from the second quarter, the Bulls gradually regained their touch, deRozan had 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting, and the team scored 32 points in a single quarter, but the point difference is still widening.
The Celtics can be described as a multi-point blossom, and the double probe flower is not too eye-catching, but The Bench Prigard hit three three-pointers, and the team scored 35 points in a single quarter, leading the Bulls by as many as 16 points at the end of the half. In the second half, the Bulls' offense was still a mess, DeRozan did not score a point on 0-of-6 shooting, Vucevic only had 4 points and 6 rebounds on 1-of-6 shooting, and the whole team only got 16 points, but fortunately, the Celtics' feel also began to decline, only 24 points in a single quarter, but the point difference still came to 24 points.
Such a huge point difference basically declares that the game has lost its suspense. After returning from the last quarter, DeRozan led the team for a while, and there was no sign of narrowing the point gap, and Vucevic and Lavin simply clocked in early and did not play again. With the final whistle sounding, the Boston Celtics finally defeated the Chicago Bulls 117-94, successfully giving their opponents three consecutive defeats.
The Green Army became the favorite to win the championship
After losing this game, the Bulls faced the top three teams in the East and West, and the record reached 0-19, plus a 23-point defeat, which is indeed a shame. The next two games, the Bulls have to face the Hornets and Timberwolves, and there is no chance to break this humiliating record. In the whole game, DeRozan had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 6-of-16 shooting, Vucevic had 13 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-13 shooting, and LaVine shot 2-of-9 with only 7 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
I believe that after this game, everyone should have seen the horrors of the Celtics. The defensive efficiency of the league's first place is indeed helpless. It has to be said that this season, the Celtics are definitely qualified to be the favorite to win the championship. Brown had a team-high 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Tatum had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Horford shot 7 of 7, and also had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, which was really the second spring of his career. Theth had 15 points and six rebounds, and Derek White on the bench had 10 points, 1 rebound and three assists.