The Bulls beat the Bucks 114-110 on the road today to tie the series to a 1-1 draw.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time the Bulls have beaten the Bucks this season, and before today's game, the Bulls have played the Bucks 5 times this season (4 regular season games, one playoff), all of which have lost. In addition, this is also the Bulls' second victory against the top four teams in the East this season, and the total record has reached 2 wins and 15 losses.
The Bulls have a 0-4 record against the Heat and the 76ers this season, and have been swept by opponents in the regular season, with a record of 1-2 against the Celtics and a current record of 1-5 against the Bucks. The next game will return to the home of the Bulls, who are also expected to win more against the Bucks.
In today's game, DeRozan swept away the slump of the previous game and ushered in a big explosion, playing 44 minutes in the whole game, shooting 16 of 31, not hitting three-pointers, and scoring a game-high 41 points plus 7 rebounds and 4 assists. DeRozan's 41 points set a new playoff career high, and it was the first time in his playoff career that he scored a 40+.
DeRozan also became the fifth player in Bulls history to cut 40+ in the playoffs, the top four players were Jordan (38), Rose (1), Ben Gordon (1) and Flynn Robinson (1). Moreover, DeRozan scored 40 points on the road and led the team to victory, which only Rose (2011 against the Hawks G3) and Jordan (1998 against the Jazz G6) did it.
In the last game, DeRozan did not perform well, scoring only 18 points on 6-of-25 shooting, and the Bulls also suffered a fiasco, and in the post-game interview, DeRozan assured that he would never throw like this again, never to throw so many goals again, and he did what he said today. If DeRozan can maintain such a performance, this round of the series is still in suspense.
Vucevic played 36 minutes today, shooting 10-of-18 from the field, 4-of-8 from three-point range, no free throws, 24 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, plus-minus +13. In the first two games of the playoffs, Vucevic averaged 24 points and 15 rebounds per game, which was a very good performance.
Bucks, Alphabet Brother played 40 minutes today, shooting 11 of 20 shots, 11 of 18 from the free throw line, and cut down a luxurious stat of 33 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists, and the result was still an empty cut. After today's game, Alphabet Brother's 14-game winning streak against the Bulls was also ended.