Bulls vs Hawks
The NBA play-offs are in full swing, with the Bulls and Hawks facing each other in the second round of the Eastern Conference. Chicago will face off against Atlanta at home, with the loser eliminated and the winner battling the Heat for the final Eastern Conference playoff ticket. In this game, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, Patrick Williams, Sadiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, and Okongwu continue to miss the game due to injury. The Bulls' starting five are DeMardeRozan, Caruso, Vucevic, Dosum and Kobe White, while the Hawks' starting five are Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Bogdanovic, Capela and Hunter. The two strong teams competed fiercely in this battle.
White 42+9+6, Bulls knock out Hawks!] Man 22+9, Trae Young 4 of 12, Murray 30+7!
Full game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Murray scored on a jumper, Vucevic and Capela faced off in the restricted area, each scoring four points, and White hit two free throws. Murray made a shot, Dosum and Vucevic scored layups one after another, Murray hit 2 free throws, and Delo sponsored Caruso to score a three-pointer. Dosum blocked Murray, the Hawks hit consecutive outside irons, and Murray made 2 of 3 free throws. DeRozan hit a long shot, White and Trae Young each hit free throws, and DeRozan scored on a high jumper. Murray hit a three-pointer, White and DeRozan scored from mid-range, Capela scored with a hook shot, and then dunked in the air.
DeRozan is in hot form
DeRozan assisted Dosum from the outside, Drummond scored on the inside, and then scored four points in a row. Bogdanovic made a layup, White hit another three-pointer, Zhuang Shen scored a rebound, and Caruso assisted Terry to counterattack and score a layup after a steal. At the end of the first quarter, the Bulls led 40-22, DeRozan played the first quarter with 11 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, and Murray scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter of the competition, Zhuang Shen attacked fouls, Murray and Fernando hit 2+1 one after another, Garrison Matthews hit a long shot, Murray scored another 5 points in the middle and long distance, and the Hawks played a 14-0 offensive frenzy, with a difference of only 4 points. White hit 2 free throws, Dosum hit a three-pointer, Fernando, Bogdanovic and Murray hit the basket one after another, and DeRozan returned the color with a high jumper. Vucevic hit 1 of 2 free throws, Green scored from the outside, DeRozan hit a single shot, and the Bulls responded with a 13-6 offensive run to stabilize the situation.
Murray withheld Vucevic
Capela and Vucevic were fighting in the penalty area, DeRozan made it 2+1, and Snyder called a timeout. Trae Young scored on a long-range shot, Capela hit a hook shot, Vucevic scored on a throw, and Trae Young hit 2 free throws. DeRozan and Dosum scored on layups one after another, and Trae Young assisted Capela for a dunk. Dosum scored on the board, Bogdanovic hit an outside shot, and Trae Young made 2 of 3 free throws. Vucevic scored on a misplaced single in the restricted area, Bogdanovic hit another three-pointer, Murray made a layup, Trae Young hit two free throws, and the Hawks went on a 12-2 offensive frenzy to narrow the gap to three points. White made a layup, Capela dunked, and Caruso hit a three-pointer. At halftime, the Bulls led 73-67, and Murray scored 12 more points in the first quarter.
In the first half, DeRozan had 18 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds, White had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Dosum had 12 points, Vucevic had 11 points and 7 rebounds, and Caruso had 6 points and 2 assists. Murray had 23 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds, Capela had 16 points and 7 rebounds, Bogdanovic had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Trae Young had 10 points, 6 assists and 5 turnovers on 1-of-5 shooting, and Fernando had 5 points.
Hunter defends DeRozan
In the rematch, Murray won on the outside, White and Bogdanovic each scored on the inside, and Vucevic dunked violently. Trae Young and Bogdanovic fought with Dosum and Vucevic in the middle distance, and Trae Young hit 2 free throws. Green dunked, White scored on a layup, Murray dunked Vucevic to color, White hit 1 of 2 free throws, and Vucevic hooked up to score. Hunter scored with a throw, and Vucevic and Trae Young hit a three-pointer.
Dosum dunked, Whitera scored on a layup, and Terry hit the inside to give the Bulls a 12-point lead. Hunter and DeRozan battled in mid-range, White scored back-to-back layups, Murray was blocked, Green dunked, and the Hawks trailed by 18 points and called a timeout. Garrison Matthews made 2 of 3 free throws, Dosum scored from the outside, and Zhuang Shen sent a big hat. DeRozan hit a high jumper to give the Bulls a 21-point lead, and Garrison Matthews hit a three-pointer to give the Bulls a 110-92 lead at the end of the third quarter, and White scored 11 points in the first quarter.
Dosum's violent buckle
In the final quarter, Hunter made a layup, Drummond blocked Capela, and White scored another 4 points under the basket. Bogdanovic made two free throws and Donovan called a timeout. Hunter hit 2 free throws, White and Vucevic scored in the restricted area one after another, Capela was blocked, Murray scored on a mid-range shot, and White hit a long-range three-pointer. Snyder called a timeout, the Hawks missed consecutive outside shots, Capela dunked, White made another long-range shot, Green made 1 of 2 free throws, and Chicago led by 23 points.
Trae Young made two free throws, while Green, Vucevic and Capela each scored on layups. Bogdanovic scored five points from mid-to-long range, and Capela dunked to keep the Eagles alive. White hit 2 free throws, Trae Young hit a 3-pointer, and the game ran out. In the end, the Bulls won 131-116. The Hawks are eliminated and the season is over, and Chicago will head to Miami to battle the Heat for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Green dunked
Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Dosum had 19 points and 3 assists, Green had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Drummond had 4 points and 4 rebounds, and Caruso had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists (Caruso suffered a severe sprain in his right foot, according to Woj. Caruso was stepped on the ankle by his teammate Zhuang Shen during the race and eventually retired from the race. In the next game against the Heat to snatch the No. 8 seed, Caruso's status is undecided).
Capela dunked
Capela had a big double-double of 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists on 11-of-15 shooting, Bogdanovic had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Hunter had 8 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds.
White 42+9+6
The Bulls' backcourt titan Kobe White went on a strong rampage in this game. White played 44 minutes, shooting 15-of-21, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line, scoring a game-high 42 points, plus nine rebounds, six assists, two steals, no turnovers, and a plus/minus of +6. White shot 71 percent from the field, scoring 18 points in the second half and scoring 24 points in the second half (11 in the third quarter and 13 in the final quarter) to dominate the game. White, who scored a career-high score, went completely crazy on the offensive end.
Kobe White erupted
In addition, as the steal king of this game, White's rebounding and assist statistics also rank second on the team. White played flawlessly, and he was the biggest contributor to the Bulls' victory.
DeRozan 22+9
DeMar Rozan, the star of the Bulls, showed a strong leadership temperament in this game. DeRozan played 44 minutes, 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, with a plus/minus of +27. DeRozan scored 14 points in the first quarter and led the team to multiple points to build an 18-point lead for the Bulls.
DeRozan
And, after DeRozan found his touch with White, Vucevic and Dosum, he gave up the ball and chose to be a teammate. DeRozan, as the team's assist leader, led the team to achieve five double-doubles, which is the key to the Bulls' ability to beat their opponents.
Trae Young was 4-of-12
Hawks star Trae Young had a slump as he played 42 minutes, shooting 4-of-12 from the field, 3-of-8 from three-point range and 11-of-13 from the free-throw line, finishing with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists, but also committing six turnovers (nine for the Hawks as a team) and a game-low plus/minus of -27. Trae Young was extremely inefficient offensively, shooting just 33 percent from the field. As the player with the most mistakes in the game, Trae Young also struggled to distribute the ball reasonably when he was caught in the bag. Trae Young, who lacks height, is difficult to stabilize on the offensive end, and is a black hole on the court on the defensive end.
Trae Young
On both offensive and defensive ends, Trae Young was blown up by the opposing White and Dosum, which was also an important reason for the Hawks' rout.
Murray 30+7
Hawks backcourt star Dejounte Murray played 46 minutes, shooting 11-of-21, 3-of-6 three-pointers, 5-of-6 free throws, and finishing with 30 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Murray scored a team-high 50 percent from the field and was the team's steal leader. In addition, Murray also has a strong output in rebounding protection and tandem teams.
Murray makes free throws
Murray scored 11 points in the first quarter and got into scoring mode early. However, the combined explosion of DeRozan, White, Vucevic, Dosum and others made Murray's full-court efforts come to naught. Murray has done his best, and it can be said that he has been defeated.