The Bulls have metamorphosed into a title-contending powerhouse in the East this season and are currently in third place in the East with 33 wins and 21 losses. Just according to bull reporter K.C. Johnson statistics, the Bulls have only 1 win and 11 losses against the top seven teams in the league this season, especially the Warriors double kill hanging, averaging 34 points per game, just like a copy of the "Raptors" of the deRozan era in the past.
The Bulls recruited strong reinforcements such as DeRozan, Ball Brother and Caruso in the offseason last year, making them a dark horse team in the East, and even at one point topped the Eastern Conference. It's just that the Bulls are not good at playing strong teams, which has become the biggest weakness they have shown, especially against the top seven teams in the league, 12-11 defeats are extremely dismal.
Against the Suns (League No. 1): 0-1, 3 points loss, nearly 27 points of the big comeback
Against the Warriors (league no. 2): 0-2, losing 34 points per game
Against the Grizzlies (league third): 0-1, 13 points loss
Against the Heat (fourth in the league): 0-2, losing 14.5 points per game
Against the Bucks (fifth in the league): 0-1, 4 points lost
Against the Cavaliers (sixth in the league): 1 win, 1 loss, 23 points
Against Philadelphia (seventh in the league): 0-3, losing 8.3 points per game
It is not difficult to see that in addition to the Bulls having defeated the Cavaliers once, the remaining 11 games against the top seven teams in the league have all lost. The Bulls' low winning percentage of only 8.3% in the strong dialogue between the strong and the strong, 11 losses, undoubtedly makes people question their ability to compete for the title.
Although the injuries of players such as Ball Brother, Caruso and Pavey have greatly damaged the Bulls' combat effectiveness, their style of being so strong is naturally similar to the Raptors led by DeRozan and Lowry in the past. Now led by DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic, it's important whether they can prove themselves in the playoffs.
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