On February 26th, Beijing time, Bulls faced the Thunder at home. Before this game, the Bulls ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference and the Thunder ranked 6th in the Western Conference. There was a certain gap between the two sides in terms of book strength. Today the Bulls played at home, which indeed caused trouble for the Thunder. Due to the fact that Bulls star LaVine was not selected for this year's Chicago Bulls All-Star Game, LaVine was also beaten every game after the All-Star Game, which was very brutal. Under his leadership, the Bulls still have hope of reaching the playoffs.
played against the Thunder. From the beginning of the game, the Thunder showed the momentum of a strong team. In the first quarter of the game, the "Italian gun" Gallinari exploded. He personally hit 5 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 19 points. The Thunder team also scored a high score of 36 points in a single quarter, while the Bulls only scored 28 points. In the second quarter, the Thunder continued to fire strongly, scoring another 36 points, while the Bulls only scored 27 points. At halftime, the Thunder led 72-55 by 17 points.
In the second half of the game, the game changed sides and fought again. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Bulls began to counterattack. They suddenly awakened from the outside, especially LaVine and rookie Coby White. LaVine hit consecutive outside jumpers, and Coby White hit consecutive difficult three-pointers. In the third quarter of the game, the Bulls completely exploded, scoring 38 points in a single quarter, while the Thunder were completely restricted, scoring only 19 points in a single quarter. So in the third quarter, the Bulls evened the difference in a single quarter and went ahead by 2 points entering the final quarter.
In the last quarter, the two sides directly entered into fierce competition. The competition was very fierce. LaVine came to the rescue many times in danger, while the Thunder relied on Schroeder and Paul to hit key goals in succession. At the last moment, Bulls rookie Coby White once again stepped up to save the team and hit his sixth three-pointer of the game, but then LaVine committed an offensive foul, putting the team into a passive position. At the last moment, the Bulls used foul tactics and almost created a miracle, but LaVine's last attack was destroyed by Paul and the ball was released. In the end, the Bulls lost to the Thunder 122-124 at home.
Although the Bulls lost, their fighting spirit tonight is worthy of admiration. Especially in the second half, the whole team's morale was high and they played very well. LaVine made 19 of 35 shots tonight and scored 41 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Pelicans rookie Coby White also made a splash, making 13 of 21 shots and 6 of 9 three-pointers, scoring a career-high 35. point. But the two people's show of strength could not defeat the Thunder. 5 Thunder players scored more than 16 points and 3 players scored 20+ points.
Let me focus on Coby White, this 20-year-old kid is so explosive. In the last three games, Coby White scored 33 points, another 33 points, and today he scored a career-high 35 points. This performance is not inferior to Zion and Morant. After scoring 30+ points in three consecutive games, Coby White also broke three records for the first time in history: the rookie who scored more than 30 points in three consecutive games and tied a career record; the first rookie in history to score 30+ points as a substitute in three consecutive games. ; The first rookie in history to hit 5+ three-pointers in three consecutive games.
