On October 31, Beijing time, before the start of today's regular season, the Jazz were originally the only team in the league that had not tasted a defeat this season, but they just lost to the Bulls 99-107 on the road, so their unbeaten golden body was completely broken.
How scary is the Jazz this season? They are averaging 115.3 points per game, ranking 4th in the league; conceding 97 points per game, second only to the Heat; and averaging 50.8 rebounds per game, ranking 4th in the league. The numbers don't lie, the Jazz are definitely the representative of this season's offensive and defensive teams, but today they met the Bulls, and the dominance shown by the other side on both offensive and defensive ends will not lose to them.
DeRozan is undoubtedly the MVP of this game, he shot 13 of 22 from the field, bombed 32 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, although he will not shoot three points, but he can't play the Jazz with his own mid-range shots. This offseason, the Lakers originally had the opportunity to introduce DeRozan, who was also very willing to come to join, but in the end they still chose Westbrook, I don't know if they regret it now?
Zach Lavin played today with an injury after a slight tear in his non-shooter's thumb ligament, but even so, he still shot 9-of-19 and recorded 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. As for another giant, Vucevic, he did not perform very well today, as an interior player, he shot 4 of 19 in this game, shooting only a pitiful 21%, such a performance is obviously unqualified. But which star doesn't have a downturn? Overall, Vucevic has performed well this season, averaging 15.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block per game so far.
With LaVine on the outside, DeRozan in the middle distance, Vucevic on the inside, and Caruso and Ronzo Ball on the defensive end, it has to be said that the Configuration of the Bulls this season is still quite perfect, and the positions do not overlap, which is why they can achieve such excellent results now.
This season in the East can be said to be a big change, the current top three teams are the Wizards, Knicks and Bulls, as for the Nets, Bucks and 76ers, which are more optimistic, their start is not good. It's worth mentioning that the Heat are currently in fourth place in the East, and with the rapid growth of Taylor Hero, their overall strength is now very good.
In the current situation, if Kyrie Irving really can't return to the team in the end, it may be very difficult for the Nets to break out of the East this season.