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The Knicks lost to the Bucks by 15 points, and it was the third defeat in a row for them. As a result, the Knicks have already dropped to the 12th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. So they definitely need to change something in their game as soon as possible. Otherwise, they won't even be able to reach the play-in tournament.
Last time Derozan took a team to conference finals or closer, they got eliminated and got swept, dude is not a great playoff player. Bulls could be looking good so far, but I feel like they won't be as great when it is time for the playoffs and they will be eliminated very quickly, either first round or second at best. Let's see how they will do without him in order to make a better decision.
That's not a problem for most of the fans for sure, one step at a time, at least we will see the Bulls going back to the playoffs again and that's already a great improvement, and you can't make a conclusion that DeRozan would not be able to carry this team to the NBA Finals as he is playing with a different teammates, we don't know what's going to happen, so instead I'd enjoy watching them and don't expect a lot.
Normally I would say that Derozan is not the reason why they are this great. Obvious from the results of last night that I might be wrong, yes they are looking like a great team right now but Derozan should not be the reason why they are this great, they need to be great without him as well.
Last time Derozan took a team to conference finals or closer, they got eliminated and got swept, dude is not a great playoff player. Bulls could be looking good so far, but I feel like they won't be as great when it is time for the playoffs and they will be eliminated very quickly, either first round or second at best. Let's see how they will do without him in order to make a better decision.
Last time Derozan took a team to conference finals or closer, they got eliminated and got swept, dude is not a great playoff player. Bulls could be looking good so far, but I feel like they won't be as great when it is time for the playoffs and they will be eliminated very quickly, either first round or second at best. Let's see how they will do without him in order to make a better decision.
They should have someone to really fill the vacuum that DeRozan left, I mean it would take Lavine to score 40+ points to win the game against any team. Ball and Caruso should step up, specially Ball, he needs to score at least 20+ points to help Zach otherwise they will have their 3rd consecutive lost even against a not so good team such as Detroit. And this is where the depth of the team are tested, teams like Clippers have done a better adjustment without Kawhi for a very long time now.
Good point, Bulls need to help in lessening that load to Lavine, Ball should step up and bring more offense,
he can let Caruso to passed the ball,
They needed each other while DeRozan was not there. Filling that space and adjust will give them chances in winning games to come,
You are right, Clippers is doing the right balance while Kawhai is still not playing, they are surviving and making wins even with
good teams.
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Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
No doubt! I wanted to put that earlier but I don't know much about the guy. This is really good for the Heat team and the coach that these lesser known players are stepping up when they were given the chance. Last time it was Caleb Martin dropping 28 points and 8 rebounds against the Bucks.Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
And you can see Bam's reaction at the game, he was really proud of Dedmon's performance against the Heat. The Bulls are really missing the services of DeRozan, and it's obvious that without him Zach can't carry the team with himself alone, Ball and Caruso should step up but Alex didn't even scored double digit. But the guy is more of a defensive player when he moved to the Bulls so I guess we shouldn't expect from him more points.
Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Chicago Bulls should also find a way to use their bench players and gain chemistry with their star players. It's not just DeRozan that is out but also Jones Jr. who had been in the injury line due to Covid. They should expect this to happen most of the time and create adjustments to gain wins like a short-handed Miami Heat.
Memphis Grizzlies is an example of a winning team like they are not affected badly with Ja Morant's absence.
Bulls would be wasting their good start if they can't win without DeRozan. When they get dominated by the Heat, I see that they will have a problem in case one of their stars gets injured, so I think their bench players are very important to improve so they can still compete well even the absence of some starter.
Two losing streak for the Bulls, expect a bounce back soon as they can't afford to keep losing. DeRozan will likely return on December 16 as per update -- https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/1685250/demar-derozan/* so he would be back soon and I hope Bulls will still stay at the top 4 in the East, currently at number 3 now.
He would return but he probably has not practiced a lot since he was held out due to covid-19 related issue. Bull next game is against Detroit, I think even without DeRozan they could still win as long as Lavine would be able to hit his shots, and I'm pretty sure they'll player harder as they are in a 2 losing streak already.
They should have someone to really fill the vacuum that DeRozan left, I mean it would take Lavine to score 40+ points to win the game against any team. Ball and Caruso should step up, specially Ball, he needs to score at least 20+ points to help Zach otherwise they will have their 3rd consecutive lost even against a not so good team such as Detroit. And this is where the depth of the team are tested, teams like Clippers have done a better adjustment without Kawhi for a very long time now.
Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Chicago Bulls should also find a way to use their bench players and gain chemistry with their star players. It's not just DeRozan that is out but also Jones Jr. who had been in the injury line due to Covid. They should expect this to happen most of the time and create adjustments to gain wins like a short-handed Miami Heat.
Memphis Grizzlies is an example of a winning team like they are not affected badly with Ja Morant's absence.
Bulls would be wasting their good start if they can't win without DeRozan. When they get dominated by the Heat, I see that they will have a problem in case one of their stars gets injured, so I think their bench players are very important to improve so they can still compete well even the absence of some starter.
Two losing streak for the Bulls, expect a bounce back soon as they can't afford to keep losing. DeRozan will likely return on December 16 as per update -- https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/1685250/demar-derozan/* so he would be back soon and I hope Bulls will still stay at the top 4 in the East, currently at number 3 now.
He would return but he probably has not practiced a lot since he was held out due to covid-19 related issue. Bull next game is against Detroit, I think even without DeRozan they could still win as long as Lavine would be able to hit his shots, and I'm pretty sure they'll player harder as they are in a 2 losing streak already.
Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Chicago Bulls should also find a way to use their bench players and gain chemistry with their star players. It's not just DeRozan that is out but also Jones Jr. who had been in the injury line due to Covid. They should expect this to happen most of the time and create adjustments to gain wins like a short-handed Miami Heat.
Memphis Grizzlies is an example of a winning team like they are not affected badly with Ja Morant's absence.
Bulls would be wasting their good start if they can't win without DeRozan. When they get dominated by the Heat, I see that they will have a problem in case one of their stars gets injured, so I think their bench players are very important to improve so they can still compete well even the absence of some starter.
Two losing streak for the Bulls, expect a bounce back soon as they can't afford to keep losing. DeRozan will likely return on December 16 as per update -- https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/1685250/demar-derozan/* so he would be back soon and I hope Bulls will still stay at the top 4 in the East, currently at number 3 now.
Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Chicago Bulls should also find a way to use their bench players and gain chemistry with their star players. It's not just DeRozan that is out but also Jones Jr. who had been in the injury line due to Covid. They should expect this to happen most of the time and create adjustments to gain wins like a short-handed Miami Heat.
Memphis Grizzlies is an example of a winning team like they are not affected badly with Ja Morant's absence.
Bulls would be wasting their good start if they can't win without DeRozan. When they get dominated by the Heat, I see that they will have a problem in case one of their stars gets injured, so I think their bench players are very important to improve so they can still compete well even the absence of some starter.
The current Lakers situation is really worrying me and I would never have imagined that the current Lakers squad could only make 14-13 in this season
I honestly don't understand, this season's team is so superior to previous seasons, but I believe the team is lacking chemistry, I don't know, but for sure there's something wrong with Lakers.
Well, if AD didn't work as 5 (center), go back to 4 (PF) and put Howard or DeAndre Jordan at the position 5.
I also believe that it is easier and more advantageous to trade Vogel than AD. But from what I've researched, the Lakers are unlikely to make any significant changes during the season.
I honestly don't understand, this season's team is so superior to previous seasons, but I believe the team is lacking chemistry, I don't know, but for sure there's something wrong with Lakers.
Well, if AD didn't work as 5 (center), go back to 4 (PF) and put Howard or DeAndre Jordan at the position 5.
I also believe that it is easier and more advantageous to trade Vogel than AD. But from what I've researched, the Lakers are unlikely to make any significant changes during the season.
They will lose a huge piece if they think about trading AD so I think much better option to change the coach since two season pass but they didn't click well as they already have superior talents in their team. Maybe they let AD play on PF side since they already have Howard who can cover up the center spot for them also Deandre Jordan will be also a good option to replace Howard if he need to rest.
They need to change their play if they want to make it on finals and it will be worse if they will struggle to reach up to the playoffs this season.
Of course, depending on the negotiation between players, hardly any player would be able to take the place of AD in the Lakers.
Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Chicago Bulls should also find a way to use their bench players and gain chemistry with their star players. It's not just DeRozan that is out but also Jones Jr. who had been in the injury line due to Covid. They should expect this to happen most of the time and create adjustments to gain wins like a short-handed Miami Heat.
Memphis Grizzlies is an example of a winning team like they are not affected badly with Ja Morant's absence.
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Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
No doubt! I wanted to put that earlier but I don't know much about the guy. This is really good for the Heat team and the coach that these lesser known players are stepping up when they were given the chance. Last time it was Caleb Martin dropping 28 points and 8 rebounds against the Bucks.Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
And you can see Bam's reaction at the game, he was really proud of Dedmon's performance against the Heat. The Bulls are really missing the services of DeRozan, and it's obvious that without him Zach can't carry the team with himself alone, Ball and Caruso should step up but Alex didn't even scored double digit. But the guy is more of a defensive player when he moved to the Bulls so I guess we shouldn't expect from him more points.
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Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
No doubt! I wanted to put that earlier but I don't know much about the guy. This is really good for the Heat team and the coach that these lesser known players are stepping up when they were given the chance. Last time it was Caleb Martin dropping 28 points and 8 rebounds against the Bucks. Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
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Zach was doing all good but his teammates also need to do their job well and they need to fully support him when he is on fire.
Zach was doing all good but his teammates also need to do their job well and they need to fully support him when he is on fire.
~ Zach LaVine was the most scorer of the game (33 points) but it wasn't enough for Bulls to win.
This just shows that Heat has more depth into their roster compared to the Bulls.Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
Dedmon was a big factor as well, he really out muscled Vucevic and scored a big 20 points and I think that is enough for the Heat to really pull this win.
Only 4 players scores double digit for the Bulls, so I doubt that they will be able to win that game.
Ball have 15, Vucevic 10 points, Brown 10 - that's a poor support to Zach Lavine.
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Zach was doing all good but his teammates also need to do their job well and they need to fully support him when he is on fire.
Zach was doing all good but his teammates also need to do their job well and they need to fully support him when he is on fire.
~ Zach LaVine was the most scorer of the game (33 points) but it wasn't enough for Bulls to win.
This just shows that Heat has more depth into their roster compared to the Bulls.Bulls were missing Demar in this game but the Heat were also without their two main players (Jimmy and Bam). Lowry and Herro also had okay numbers but they still dominated. Looks like this team will go deep into the playoffs again.
I suppose that one of the biggest games of last night was Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls. As the game was going to be played in FTX Arena, Heat were one step ahead of Bulls. And the result was also in favour of Heat like 118-92. I was expecting a more competitive game though but Heat's impressive performance in the 1st and 4th quarters especially helped them win comfortably. Zach LaVine was the most scorer of the game (33 points) but it wasn't enough for Bulls to win.
Bulls getting killed tonight, this is a pretty embarrassing game even. It really goes to show how much the bulls desperately need Demar DeRozan when it comes to winning basketball games. Had been a nice showing for Zach Lavine though, currently has 33 points but the really impressive thing is that he’s 7-11 behind the 3 point line. Hopefully they can regroup for next game.
Zach was doing all good but his teammates also need to do their job well and they need to fully support him when he is on fire. they've been fine when they were playing the first game without DeRozan but it seems like their opponent knows well their weakness when he is out. That's what they need, they need to change their line-up and put some effort into their game when the bench players enter the court.
The Warriors lead the 76ers by only 3 points after the end of the first half of the match, and it looks like Curry made only 2 three-pointers. So I think he will need at least 1 more game to beat Ray Allen's record, considering that he hasn't been scoring 10 or more three-pointers in a single game this season.
That defense they played on Curry was crazy. He was being doubled all night long anytime he came near the ball. The few open shots he did get he missed. You could see it in his body language that he was pretty pissed. Nobody but Draymond seemed to know how to play against that defense. Seeing that this defense worked might make the rest of Steph’s season a lot more difficult.
4th foul of Draymond before the second half is a huge key to winning the game. Without the heart of every play that runs in GSW, they will have a difficult time having a successful offensive and defensive play. In the end, it's a great game.
The Warriors lead the 76ers by only 3 points after the end of the first half of the match, and it looks like Curry made only 2 three-pointers. So I think he will need at least 1 more game to beat Ray Allen's record, considering that he hasn't been scoring 10 or more three-pointers in a single game this season.
That defense they played on Curry was crazy. He was being doubled all night long anytime he came near the ball. The few open shots he did get he missed. You could see it in his body language that he was pretty pissed. Nobody but Draymond seemed to know how to play against that defense. Seeing that this defense worked might make the rest of Steph’s season a lot more difficult.
Bulls getting killed tonight, this is a pretty embarrassing game even. It really goes to show how much the bulls desperately need Demar DeRozan when it comes to winning basketball games. Had been a nice showing for Zach Lavine though, currently has 33 points but the really impressive thing is that he’s 7-11 behind the 3 point line. Hopefully they can regroup for next game.
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