"I believe that as long as there is time, I have a chance." That's what DeRozan said after the Joint Center killed the Pacers. Back-to-back to Washington, DeRozan came to Washington with another three-point kill, nothing more than a zone from the night before the frontal horse archery to the left bottom corner of the opponent and then calmly shot the shot. Dro is in favor of being the first man in history to stage a back-to-back kill in the NBA!
Before DeRozan's two-point three-point kill, the last player who played a three-point kill on the Bulls during the regular season had to go back to joe's boss in the post-triple crown in the 1990s (Rose's 15-year playoff kills against the Cavaliers). The Bulls' last kill also dates back more than 5 years to Jimmy. Butler. Since DeRozan entered the league, there have only been three kills in total.
Looking at history, we can say that the Bulls are not a team with a tradition of killing, and DeRozan is not a player who is good at killing. So why did DeRozan become a key man at the Bulls this season? Some fans on the Internet joked that the wind in Chicago blew away the cold of Toronto and took away the depression of San Antonio. The Bulls' overall lineup is short, and DeRozan has been in the No. 4 position for most of the time on defense, but he is still a typical shooting guard on the offensive end. At the age of 32, deRozan's biggest difference from before is that his self-confidence is obviously different.
Throughout December, DeRozan averaged 29.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, shooting 51.5 percent from the field, 62.5 percent from three-point range and 85.1 percent from the free throw line. Since the start of the season, DeRozan has been leading the league in points per game in the fourth quarter.
When DeRozan used the classical mid-range shooting to send the ball into the basket again and again, many people may think of the Lakers' No. 24 of that year; and the horseback archery of the Pacers was like Kobe Bryant's three-point kill against Wade, and the wizard's kill, whether it was action or position, was like when Kobe Bryant killed the King, even if the aggressiveness of the defensive end was not as good as Kobe Bryant at the peak, deRozan's moment was like the man closest to God.
As a native of Los Angeles, DeRozan owns every Kobe bryant shoe, and Kobe bryant is his idol; this summer, DeRozan has publicly expressed his desire to return to his hometown to play. The Lakers also had DeRozan's mind in the summer, but the Lakers were well aware that Popovich would not trade with them anyway, and they did not try to clear the salary space or exchange the trade exception with immediate combat power, but directly handed DeRozan a pre-tax mini middle class of 5.9 million. What's even more ridiculous is that the Lakers' management once assumed that because of the hometown complex, DeRozan would accept the middle class...
After that, everyone knows the story, DeRozan signed a three-year, $85 million contract and was sent to the Bulls by signing first and then changing. Even for multiple reasons such as age, salary, play and defense, when the trade was completed, the outside world questioned DeRozan's prospects in the Bulls; and DeRozan's offensive means were still too dependent on the middle distance, which seemed to be a bit out of place with the entire league, but when DeRozan threatened again and again at the end of the quarter to help the Bulls accept the game, his comprehensive performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends this season was already comparable to the presence of Curry, Durant, Alphabet, James, and About. Not only should he be included in the MVP discussions, DeRozan is now the league's first-pot player; the Lakers' attempt to sign him off for $5.9 million in pre-tax a few months ago is both an insult to DeRozan and a complete joke.