On April 21, Beijing time, DeRozan under the adversity played a battle, he played a very powerful offensive performance in the first round of G2 battle, playing 16 crazy crosshairs in 31 and bombarding the 41+7+4 data. DeRo was in favor of being the Bulls' number one offensive arrowman, especially from the final moments of the third quarter to the start of the final quarter, when DeRozan led a 13-0 offensive wave to open a 16-point lead. Although the Bucks are still frantically fighting back and chasing points, DeRozan has continuously contributed key points in the last minute, especially the key layups in the final moments, becoming the number one contributor to the Bulls' narrow victory.
It is worth mentioning that DeRozan set a single-game record for the playoffs, and it was also the first time in his career that he scored 40+ points in the playoffs.
When the Bulls were famous for their "bullying the soft and fearing the hard" team in the regular season, especially against the top four teams in the East and West, their head-to-head records were unbearable. In the four meetings in the regular season, the Bulls were swept by the Bucks and were repeatedly beaten by the Bucks.
Of course, in the first playoff showdown, the Bulls almost completed a big reversal, but in the end they could not withstand the Bucks' hard power. DeRozan struggled with his first preseason game, scoring just 18 points on 6-of-25 shooting, and his offensive inefficiency was extremely inefficient, making it an important factor for the Bulls to lose.
Now in the second playoff, DeRozan has become an absolute offensive arrowman, giving him a crosshair of 6 of 12 in the first half, getting 17+2+2 statistics and leading the Bulls to a 14-point lead. In the second half, the Bucks frantically counterattacked to chase points, and DeRozan scored 14 more points in the third quarter, and the first three quarters had already scored 31 points to perform amazingly.
When the Bulls were chased to just seven points ahead of the Bucks in the first three quarters, there was no doubt their lead wasn't safe. Only in the opening stage of the final quarter, DeRozan first assisted Vucevic to hit a three-pointer, then DeRozan hit two consecutive single-handed shots, plus Vucevic hit the alphabet brother back, and the Bulls opened the quarter with a 9-0 offensive wave to extend the 16-point lead. In fact, coupled with DeRozan scoring four consecutive points in the final moments of the third quarter, the Bulls have actually gone on a 13-0 offensive run to extend the lead.
Of course, the Bucks continued to maintain a strong point-chasing posture after that, especially when the Bucks chased only 6 points again, and DeRozan broke through to create two fouls and continued to stabilize the situation. After the Bucks continued to chase just three points, DeRozan had 18.2 seconds left to hit a key breakthrough layup to help the Bulls extend their five-point advantage again, and finally beat the Bucks to tie the total score of 1-1.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)