On April 18, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Bucks narrowly defeated the Bulls at home 93-86, this game played a series of twists and turns, the Once Leading Bucks were overtaken by the Bulls in the second half, the alphabet brother back 5 fouls, did not dare to make big moves, and the playing time was limited. The Bulls had a chance to win, Caruso also had a good play, the presence of both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the final quarter was very strong, but unfortunately DeRozan and Lavin did not perform well, the defensive end could not restrain Holliday and Lopez the Great, regrettably lost, and the series has fallen behind 0-1.
In this game, DeRozan and Lavin performed poorly, with DeRozan having 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 6-of-25, while Lavine had only 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-19 shooting. The Bulls duo combined to only 2 of 44 in this game, shooting only 27% of the time, which is embarrassing data.
In addition to the shooting percentage, the slump of DeRozan and Lavin was also reflected in the final moments, and the Bucks had made mistakes to give them a chance, but the Bulls duo still did not grasp it:
With 1 minute and 39 seconds left, Lavine's layup was blocked by Lopez the Great;
In the final minute, the Bulls trailed by 3 points, and LaVine rushed to shoot a three-pointer and missed;
In the final 15.3 seconds, the Bulls trailed by four points and DeRozan missed a layup and missed his last chance;
It can be seen that at the critical moment, the performance of DeRozan and LaVinne today is not good, to know that as the core of the team and the star of the house, even if the shooting rate is not high, it is understandable, but the key moment must stand out, but unfortunately today's DeRozan and LaVine did not take responsibility.
After the game, many fans angrily denounced DeRozan and Lavin as a new version of the garbage brothers, referring to deRozan and Lowry playing in the Raptors period, the two are often very strong in the regular season, but in the playoffs, always drop the chain, and even repeatedly hanged by James who was in the Cavaliers, the garbage brothers always can't play their full strength at key moments, so they have such nicknames.
This time it is still DeRozan, the partner around him has been replaced by LaVine, Lavin's playoff experience is insufficient, and DeRozan really needs to prove himself in the playoffs, so they still need to continue to run together, after all, it is the first season after the combination, and also look forward to the next performance of Lavin and DeRozan.