The Bulls this season have been truly extraordinary, with deRozan joining them playing with no. 7 offensive efficiency (110.8) and no. 9 in the league (107.5). With a record of 20-10 and a win rate of 66.7 percent, the second-place finish in the East, second only to the Nets, the Bulls will enter the first half of the Eastern Conference playoffs at the end of the season, which is tantamount to rapid progress for a team that failed to make the playoffs last season.
The Bulls have been strong this season, and in this game against the Pacers, the team still beat the Pacers 113-105 in the absence of Ball and Caruso. In this game, DeRozan made 9 of 20, cut 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and LaVine, who had just finished isolation and returned for the first time, was even more crazy, he made 12 of 18 in the whole game, 9 of 5 in three points, and cut down 32 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block with an extremely efficient shooting rate, with a plus or minus value of +10. Although Lavin and DeRozan are both quarterbacks of height and belong to the same position, there is no incompatibility between the two, but they play extremely selflessly.
The Bulls' new version of the backcourt double gun
The Bulls' backcourt doubles go back to a few years ago, when Wade joined his hometown team, the Bulls, and the rising Butler to form a backcourt double, and finally helped the team reach the playoffs. Time has passed, the league's generation of new people have replaced the old, and this season's Bulls have finally formed a backcourt double gun again, and from the perspective of power, it seems to be better than the original Butler + Wade.
DeRozan returned to the East this season and played his best season with the Bulls, averaging 35.1 minutes per game, 26.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 0.9 steals, shooting 49.8%, shooting 0.8 three-pointers per game, shooting 34.4% from three-point range and 88.9% from the free throw line. DeRozan's addition added to the Bulls flank offense while improving the team's one-on-one efficiency in a straight line, and when the team's offense was frozen, DeRozan was always able to step up and use his own unsolvable mid-range to complete the scoring. Data show: This season, DeRozan averaged 3.7 singles per game, scored 1.29 points per game, and shot 61.7% from the field, which is the highest in the league. (Even Durant, who shot just 49.5 percent in singles this season)
Unlike DeRozan, LaVine's offensive style is more abundant, he can attack with the ball, but also can run without the ball + catch the ball jump shot, this season Lavine averaged 2.6 three-point shots per game, can hit 1.1 of them, shooting 43.2%. LaVine's attack is an important reason why the two are compatible, after all, a top non-ball player can always seamlessly enter the team. At the same time, as Lavin himself said, he learned the art of how to end the game from DeRozan, and this season he has clearly improved at the end of the season.
This season, LaVine averaged 35 minutes per game, averaging 26.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists, shooting 49.5%, averaging 3 three-pointers per game and shooting 39.8% from three-point range. On the inside, LaVine's shooting percentage in the penalty area reached 63.3%, which is better than last season, and in terms of individual singles, LaVine averaged 3 singles per game and scored 1.11 points per game, which also surpassed the vast majority of players in the league. As Acting Bulls coach Chris Fleming put it: "Lavin and DeRozan are both selfless and both are willing to make sacrifices for each other. ”
Two killers
This season's DeRozan and Lavin are like killers, almost killed at key moments. LaVine played 14 games with key moments, averaging 3.6 points per game (9th in the league) and shooting 51.7 percent, while DeRozan averaged 3.1 minutes per game and averaged 3.4 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists. Data shows: If you don't count against the Pacers, DeRozan scored a total of 197 points in the late quarter of the season, ranking second in the league, averaging 8.2 points per game, ranking first in the league.
DeRozan was really steady at key moments, and when it came to playing at key moments, DeRozan said: "It is an honor to be trusted by my teammates in such moments, and I have never taken this for granted. It's an adrenaline rush that you can't replicate, so whenever you get the chance, you want to make the most of it. For me, I love key moments, and there's nothing more exciting than that.
Coming forward at key moments, deRozan didn't dominate the ball when his teammates were in good form. For example, against the Pacers, when DeRozan found that Ravin was in a state of explosion in the last quarter and scored consecutive points, DeRozan told Lavin that he would open up the space and continue to let Lavin single. And LaVine did not live up to expectations, scoring 12 points on 5 of 6 in the fourth quarter, and finally led the team to win.
Trust is the foundation of the team's stability, and both Ravin and DeRozan are clearly selfless.