On April 18th, Beijing time, the NBA play-offs were hot, and today the Bulls welcomed the challenge of the Hawks at home, the former ranked ninth and tenth in the East respectively, and the winners of the two teams will compete with the Heat for the eighth position in the East, and the losers will be eliminated.
Match Review
At the beginning of the game, the two teams played relatively stalemate, quite a play-off atmosphere of fighting for every ball, and there were many deuces on the court, but in the second half of the first quarter the Bulls gradually dominated, at the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led by 18 points at 40-22, and the Hawks were unwilling to fail in the second quarter, and launched a ferocious counterattack as soon as they came up, and in more than two minutes they played a wave of 14-0 offensive, scoring 45 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the second quarter, the Hawks trailed by 67-73 by 6 points.
At the beginning of the second half, the Hawks made another effort to narrow the gap to three points, but in the second half of the third quarter, the Bulls played an offensive again, the Hawks were unable to stop, and the difference returned to 18 points at the end of the third quarter, and in the last quarter, the Bulls played steadily, and the Hawks did not get any chances, and finally the Bulls defeated the Hawks 131-116, and the former will compete with the Heat for the eighth position in the East.
Seven facts that have to be admitted
1. It turns out that there is no miracle for the No. 10 seed, statistics show that in the past 4 seasons, 8 No. 10 seeds have failed to make the playoffs. This year, the No. 10 seed Warriors in the West and the No. 10 seed Hawks in the East were eliminated.
2. Bulls guard Kobe White played 43 minutes in this game, shooting 15 of 21 shots (3 of 7 three-pointers), 9 of 10 free throws, slashing a game-high 42 points, plus 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, no turnovers, it turns out that White is the second player in Bulls history to score at least 40 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 turnovers in a single game.
3. Trae Young played with an injury today, but he was in no form at all, played 42 minutes, shot 4 of 12, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 11 of 13 free throws, got 22 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists, but also had 6 turnovers (9 turnovers for the Hawks team) The facts tell us that if you are not feeling well, don't be tough on the court, without Trae Young, let Murray attack alone, the Hawks may still have some drama today.
4. Hawks guard Murray really tried his best in this game, playing 45 minutes today, shooting 11 of 21 (3 of 6 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws) and getting 30 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
5. Red Bull player DeRozan played 44 minutes today, shooting 10 of 19, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
6. Ka Huang is still the cake eater, today Hawks player Capela played 37 minutes, shot 11 of 15, and got 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists. This ability to eat bread, until the Maverick Clipper can't take off!
7. There is still a gap in the strength of the two teams, the Bulls have five players in double figures, the Hawks are only 4, the three-point shooting Hawks are 11 of 31, the Bulls are 11 of 26, and the free throws of the Hawks are 23 of 28, and the Bulls are 12 of 15. It can only be a matter of disparity in strength.