DeMar DeRozan celebrates win and 1,000th game played in the NBA. There are 142 players who have reached a similar milestone in league history, the Bulls guard arrives in his 13th season.
In 111-100 against the Hawks, DeRozan scores 26 points (11/21 from the field) and distributes 6 assists with also 3 steals; a factor in the Bulls’ victory keeping up after winning the NBA Paris Game.
From now on, all matches count, we cannot afford to overlook matches. We have to take the field and compete every night
DeMar DeRozan
The former Raptors knows from experience that, going into the second part of the regular season, the Bulls can’t afford distractions if they grab a safe place in the playoffs: 22-24tenth place (play-in area) in the East, but they are only three games away from the sixth place Miami Heat.
