On April 28, Beijing time, the Bulls and bucks ushered in the fifth game of the playoffs, before this game, the Bulls have been 1-3 behind, by the opponent's hand, so if they lose one more game, they will be eliminated, and in the case of Lavin and Caruso, the two main players in the backcourt can not play, the Bulls also lost to the Bucks 100-116, with an aggregate score of 1-4 to lose to the defending champion, encountered the first round of travel.
The Bulls were eliminated by the Bucks, and DeRozan scored a new series low
DeRozan was unable to play in the game when the team's main scorer, LaVine, could not play because of the trigger health and safety agreement, and in this game, DeRozan shot 5 of 10 in 42 minutes of playing time, and scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and these 11 points also tied his lowest record in this series (G3 also only scored 11 points). In these 5 playoff games, DeRozan averaged only 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, shooting only 41.1% of the decent shooting, a total of 95 shots only scored 104 points, 9 of the three-pointers, and did not play as dazzling as in the regular season, which is indeed a bit regrettable.
Lavin's absence from DeRozan was a record number of times he was wrapped up, and Rachel could understand
This and the defending champion's life and death battle, DeRozan played the whole game extremely uncomfortable, in the case of Lavin could not play, DeRozan was sandwiched by the Bucks players 27 times, setting a record for the most singles in the playoffs in the past three seasons, facing holliday, Glenson Allen, Connaughton and other backcourt players "gummy" defense, DeRozan can only admit his fate, in the case of the score difference was pulled away by the opponent early, but also let DeRozan lose the offensive aggressiveness, simply began to break the jar and break, In addition to the game in G3 and today, the other 3 games, DeRozan's number of shots has come to 20+, G2 that helped the Bucks win the first game of the series, DeRozan is crazy to shoot 31 times, scoring a new playoff career high of 41 points.
The highlights of the regular season turn into a luxury in the playoffs, and DeRozan will start all over again next season
With the Bulls suffering the first round of travel, the team also completed all the journeys of the 21-22 season, and for DeRozan, who has just joined the team this season, this "tiger tail" is indeed a bit of a pity, last offseason, DeRozan switched from spurs to bulls in a 3-year 82 million price, at that time the outside world was not optimistic that he could play himself in this reconstructed team, but DeRozan used practical actions to face these doubts, and scored 30+ points in many games just at the beginning of the season And after moving into January, DeRozan scored back-to-back three-pointers. He also became the first person in the history of the NBA. Even as the regular season drew to a close, DeRozan still didn't skimp on his right to shoot, scoring a new Career 50 points against the Clippers on April 1. Throughout the regular season, DeRozan can average career-best 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, and at the age of 32, he regained his "second spring", which really made many fans sigh.
I thought that winning for myself in the regular season proved that I could let DeRozan continue to play the dominance of top stars in the playoffs, but unfortunately, in the first round against a strong team like the Bucks, DeRozan unfortunately pulled his crotch, which also drew an imperfect end to his 21-22 season. This time the Bulls' folding, also hope that DeRozan can continue to practice hard this summer, and strive to help the team come back next season and go further.