In the moment, DeMar DeRozan had the feeling of being at the heart of a ” football match American. ” I just felt the touch “, describes the back of the Bulls in reference to the gesture of Grayson Allenin the middle of the third quarter of the game against the Bucks.
The Milwaukee player had just been pushed by Patrick Williams himself. Grayson Allen first lost his balance before finishing his race in DeMar DeRozan, which he in turn pushed with a (voluntary?) elbow. ” I was pushed towards the screen. I was trying to slide around the corner, and I crashed into it “Clears the Bucks player, already well known in Chicago for his big foul on Alex Caruso last year.
This is what prompted DeMar DeRozan to react with vehemence in the heat of the moment. ” He has a history. If it was Boban (Marjanovic, editor’s note: renowned for his kindness), I wouldn’t have done anything. I didn’t know if it was intentional or what happened, I just thought it was excessive. The gesture of his opponent was not sanctioned by the referees. Only Patrick Williams’ initial foul was called.
Chased by a dog…
It’s unclear how much that streak motivated the Bulls leader. But the latter made Milwaukee pay in the final moments. Yet led by 11 points with three minutes remaining, after a 3-point basket from… Grayson Allen, the Bulls signed a big end to the game ending with an 8-0 in regulation time.
DeMar DeRozan notably signed this key interception a few seconds from the end before serving Ayo Dosunmu for the dunk of the equalizer, and therefore of the extension.
” You run faster if a dog starts chasing you, right? It’s kinda that type of feeling, if it makes sense », Image the former Raptors and Spurs player on his motivation against the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and his ability to reverse complicated situations. In any case, he finished with a royal line of statistics to respond to the immense Giannis Antetokounmpo (45 points and 22 rebounds): 42 points (15/25 on shots), 10 rebounds and 5 assists. 42 points including 22 after the incident with Grayson Allen. ” DeMar responded well. Within 20 minutes we saw what happened “, notes his teammate Zach LaVine.
“We hung on and we kept fighting until the last second. We came back focused despite some defensive mistakes. We showed a lot of resilience and fighting spirit throughout the match concludes DeMar DeRozan, whose team has won four of its last five games.
| DeMar DeRozan | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | TOR | 77 | 22 | 49.8 | 25.0 | 76.3 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| 2010-11 | TOR | 82 | 35 | 46.7 | 9.6 | 81.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 17.2 |
| 2011-12 | TOR | 63 | 35 | 42.2 | 26.1 | 81.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 16.7 |
| 2012-13 | TOR | 82 | 37 | 44.5 | 28.3 | 83.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 18.1 |
| 2013-14 | TOR | 79 | 38 | 42.9 | 30.5 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 22.7 |
| 2014-15 | TOR | 60 | 35 | 41.3 | 28.4 | 83.2 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 20.1 |
| 2015-16 | TOR | 78 | 36 | 44.6 | 33.8 | 85.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| 2016-17 | TOR | 74 | 35 | 46.7 | 26.6 | 84.2 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 27.3 |
| 2017-18 | TOR | 80 | 34 | 45.6 | 31.0 | 82.5 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 23.0 |
| 2018-19 | SAN | 77 | 35 | 48.1 | 15.6 | 83.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | SAN | 68 | 34 | 53.1 | 25.7 | 84.5 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 61 | 34 | 49.5 | 25.7 | 88.0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 21.6 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 76 | 36 | 50.4 | 35.2 | 87.7 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 27.9 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 33 | 36 | 50.8 | 29.8 | 88.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 26.0 |
| Total | 990 | 34 | 46.6 | 28.8 | 83.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 20.9 | |
