In the first game of the series, the Bulls lost 86-93, and the Big Three performed extremely badly, with Nikola Vucevic shooting 9 of 27, Demar DeRozan 6 of 25 and Zach Lavin 6 of 19, with DeRozan and Lavin labeled the new "trash brothers". There is no doubt that the slump of Vucevic, DeRozan and Lavin will not help the Bulls to win, and if they cannot find the form, the Bulls will not be able to cause big trouble for the Bucks.
DeRozan said I would never vote like this again for his poor performances, and DeRozan also said that Vucevic and Ravin would not always be so bad. The best way to deliver on the promise is to come up with real action, and in the second game of the series, the Bulls rebounded strongly and finally beat the Bucks 114-110 to grab home advantage.
The big three in the last downturn fully recovered, DeRozan had 41 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 18 shots, 10 of 10 three-pointers, 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and LaVine made good on 7 of 13-point range, including 4 three-pointers, 4 of 3-pointers, 4 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 3, 3 of 3, 20 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal, and they all delivered on their promises. Of course, the seven best-of-four games are far from over, and if the Bulls want to play on the gram, they need to have a better and more stable performance.
The series starts with winning the next away game, for the Bulls, they have completed the initial task, the next two home games, the Bulls pressure is still very large, after all, the overall strength of the Bucks is on the surface. However, judging from the performance of the second game, the Bulls are not without the possibility of overturning the Bucks. So how did the Bulls topple the Bucks on the road? There are two main aspects, one is that DeRozan has done the alphabet brother on the offensive end, and the other is that Caruso has got the alphabet brother on the defensive end.
From 6-of-25 shooting in the first game to 16-of-31 shooting in the second, DeRozan's strong rebound is the key to the Bulls' victory, and stable mid-range is still the key to DeRozan tearing apart the Bucks' defense. In fact, the Bucks have excellent defensive resources, Juju Holliday's excellent single defense ability, Brooke López town on the inside, and the letters Goyiannis Antetokounmpo sweeping near the free throw line. Therefore, it is very difficult for DeRozan to be able to play an efficient performance.
For most of the time, the Bucks had Wesley Matthews keep an eye on DeRozan, and Alphabet Brother sometimes switched to DeRozan. In the first game, DeRozan shot 0 of 3 when he was directly in opposition to the alphabet brother, and deRozan seemed to find a better way to crack it against the tall and arm-length alphabet brother. But in the second game, DeRozan shot 8-of-9 against The Alphabet Brother, shooting 88.9 percent from the field. It seems that overnight, DeRozan found a way to crack the alphabet brother, and he was more determined and more efficient.
Only the offense is not enough to help the Bulls defeat the Bucks, after all, the Bucks' attack and defense are relatively balanced, and the impact of the alphabet brother on the offensive end is the top presence in the league. In fact, the Bulls do not have players in the opposite position with The Alphabet Brother, and in two games, the Alphabet Brother can average 30 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists per game, shooting 53.8% from the field. But Alphabet Brother shot just 42.9 percent from 3-of-7 when he was against Alex Caruso. It should be noted that Alphabet Brother shot 7 of 14 against Vucevic, 8 of 13 against Patrick Williams, and 5 of 7 against DeRozan. On the whole, Caruso's effect of restricting the alphabet brother has been quite outstanding.
It's not easy for the Bulls to win a road game, but they don't have the capital to be proud of, and the Bucks will certainly do their best to regain home field advantage. Hopefully, DeRozan will continue to be efficient on the offensive end, and hopefully Caruso will continue to perform well on the defensive end.
Text/Duncan's laugh