On April 21, Beijing time, the Bucks lost to the Bulls 110-114, and the big score was pulled to 1-1. The Bulls led by 1 point in the first quarter, the Bulls played a 34-21 climax in the second quarter to stretch to 14 points, the Bucks responded with a wave of 31-24 to 7 points, DeRozan's 14 points in the single quarter also failed to suppress the Bucks' counterattack, and the Bulls pulled back to 16 points in the final quarter and were reduced to 3 points, but DeRozan's key battle penalty was pulled to 5 points, and the Bucks returned to the sky.
DeMar DeRozan shot 6 of 25 and 2-of-2 from three in the first series, just 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers, shooting just 24 percent from the field, and was 1 of 6 in the final quarter, and he was also criticized by NBA reporters as the key to the Bulls' loss of G1. DeRozan has been in a slump since the All-Star Weekend, and it's hard for him to have a chance to win a win without rising bulls in this series, but G2 he's back in his form and out of the haze.
In the first quarter, DeRozan played 12 minutes, 3 of 6, 2 of 2 free throws, 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, he broke through to the basket twice, and crashed into the basket to show a tough temperament. In the second quarter, DeRozan rested for 4 minutes, and during his break, Lavin also scored 11 points, while DeRozan scored 9 points and 1 rebound on 3-of-6 shooting, and completed a 2+1 jumper against Middleton, and DeRozan scored 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals on 6-of-12 shooting in the half.
In the third quarter, DeRozan continued his middle-distance performance, two mid-range and won, when the Bucks shrank to 12 points and DeRozan hit the key ball to stop the Bucks, facing the letter brother's dry pulling middle distance, facing the letter brother and completing the dry pull, but the letter brother also began to work to narrow the point difference, the bulls pointed at DeRozan alone, and the two giants of the Bucks broke out, DeRozan scored 14 points in the third quarter, and played 31 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in the third quarter.
DeRozan hit 3 of the five mid-range in the final quarter, deRozan has already scored 37 points, and the Bulls are 10 points ahead. DeRozan made Holliday foul, Boden challenged successfully, this ball Holliday is a big hat DeRozan, DeRozan made a foul in the last 1 minute 33 seconds to make two free throws to seal the win, DeRozan scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the last quarter of 10, he was too strong.
DeRozan shot 16-of-31 from the field and shot 51.6 percent from the field, scoring 41 points, seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks. He set several records in one game. First: He became the fifth player in the Bulls' all-time playoff history to score 40+; second, 41 points was a new career high for DeRozan;
Third, the last three players in Bulls history to win the 40+, Jordan in 1998, Rose in 2011, and DeRozan in 2022.
The US media praised DeRozan for playing a master-level game to defeat the Bulls.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream