The Bulls start the 2022-23 NBA season 1-0 with a road win over the reigning Eastern Conference No. 1 seed Miami Heat.
Miami salted the Bulls' lead down to five in DeRozan's four-and-a-half off minutes to begin the final frame — which were again led by the bench — but he checked back in and immediately stroked a midrange jumper to quell the tide. Seven more fourth-quarter points followed to bring his game total to 37 on remarkable 14-for-22 shooting, 2-for-3 from deep.
But that wasn't all; DeRozan's was an all-around performance, with 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a block, to boot.The first half marked a departure from the preseason Bulls' concerted effort to establish Vučević early and often. He had 6 points on 1-for-7 shooting through two quarters and was missed multiple times by his teammates on post mismatches produced by Miami's switch-heavy scheme.
Although he finished with 15 points on 5-for-13 shooting, the second half was better. The Bulls' starting center submitted a spinning post bucket and transition layup in the third quarter surge, then a big 3-pointer to put his side ahead 107-98 with just under five minutes to play in the fourth. He also won the matchup with Bam Adebayo, who shot 5-for-15, committed 5 turnovers and missed an unthinkable number of point blank looks.
Plus, Vučević pulled down 17 rebounds, including two offensive boards that helped ice the game in the closing minutes, and blocked three shots.Yes, DeRozan's brilliance led to stretches of leaning on his isolation shot-making. But Donovan has to be pleased with the offensive returns in this one. The Bulls placed five players in double figures: DeRozan, Dosunmu , Vučević, Dragić and Coby White .
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