The Bulls’ season cannot be described as anything less than strange. After a disastrous start, the injury of the supposed franchise player, Zach LaVine, opened the door to a more fluid style of play that began to translate into victories. At that time, weeks ago, they won four consecutive games and quite a few thought it was a simple coincidence. Well, after defeating Atlanta tonight, we are now talking about a 9-4 balance without the guard All-Star.
Chicago has improved a lot. Last night, without another of the team’s pillars such as Nikola Vucevic, the figure of an Andre Drummond that we had almost forgotten suddenly emerged. In his first start of the 2023-24 NBA season, the center He signed a tremendous double-double of 24 points and 25 rebounds when most considered him lost for the cause, or at least as a player who was only there to give minutes from the bench. The reality is different – at least for one night.
The data speaks for itself. With this, there are now 45 times in his career that he has made a 20-20 game, thus being the first on the list of active players. Such is his dominance that between the next three there are 38 matches in such figures. Furthermore, no one had reached a combination of 24 points, 25 rebounds and 3 steals since 2015; and yes, it was he himself who did it. And finally, no Bulls player grabbed so many rebounds in one night since Ben Wallace in 2006. As I said: a Drummond from another era.
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And if Drummond set the pace under the hoops, DeMar DeRozan was in charge of giving the finishing touch when the clock was ticking. With the Bulls leading by a single point with three minutes left, the guard showed all his talent by scoring the last eight points of his team and certifying a 118-113 victory that keeps them in 10th position in the Eastern Conference ; that is, occupying the last position of play-in.
«The child in me loves those moments. I loved the energy that the audience transmitted. It’s fun. It is an honor, a privilege, to be confident in those moments. You just try to take it all in,” DeRozan says.
Atlanta, full of problems
The Hawks’ season seems about to be blown up. The defeats accumulate without rest and the atmosphere is becoming tense to the point that there is already talk of the possible transfer of Dejounte Murray; That is, he is supposed to be one of the stars of the team. Last night, even though they fought until the end, they fell short of beating the Bulls who are without two of their starters. Trae Young had 21 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic was the top scorer with 22 points off the bench.
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2023-12-27 07:00:00
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