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The Chicago Bulls entered the new regular season with a view to taking a step forward and becoming a strong candidate for the playoffs. And with performances like tonight they are showing it.
The team led by Billy Donovan beat the unbeaten Utah Jazz 99-107 with 32 points from DeMar DeRozan. The veteran guard completed a 13/22 shooting from the field with 6 rebounds and 3 basket passes.
“We went out there and played extremely hard on both sides of the court,” said DeMar DeRozan in the middle. ESPN. “We are definitely hard on ourselves when things don’t go our way, especially defensively. It does not matter who we play against, we are going to go out on the court and try to execute it, “he said.
The Bulls came from losing by the minimum against the Knicks where the aforementioned DeRozan had the winning basket in his hands. For last night’s game they forgot that and were up to 17 points up in the fourth period. Income that they lost until they were only five goals away with 01:39 minutes to go (100-95).
But the baskets of center Nikola Vucevic were responsible for defeating the only undefeated team in the NBA so far. “We are trying to build our identity. This has been our most consistent match. I think we’ve run the court consistently, “admitted Billy Donovan.
The aforementioned Vucevic had 16 points and 12 rebounds; Zach LaVine stood out with 25 points despite his injury; and Lonzo Ball added 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals with a +10 on the court with him.
In the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell was the leading scorer of his team with 30 points, albeit with a 9/27 shooting from the field; followed by Rudy Gobert with 17 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Turnovers were a constant nightmare for the Jazz (20) who allowed up to 25 points after loss to the Chicago Bulls. “Tonight we were simply reckless. I think the mental errors had a lot to do with it. When we got going everything seemed good and smooth. But I think the most important thing is knowing how to play through physical pressure, “admitted Mitchell.
(Cover photo: Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images)
