Erase from the shelves Wilt Chamberlain, holder of a package of historic league records? This almost never happens again. This means the performance of DeMar DeRozan. By slamming 38 points (with 6 rebounds and 6 assists) in his team’s victory over the Kings, the back delivered a new offensive display.
The undisputed king of mid-range shooting posted his seventh straight game averaging 35 points while shooting over 50% success. He thus overtakes the legendary pivot who had succeeded in several series of six matches of the kind, the last of which was in 1963. Last night, the back again converted 16 of his 27 shots and was satisfied with a single attempt, converted, behind the arch.
Over these seven matches, the former Raptors and Spurs player posted… 38.6 points on average at 60.7% on shots (!) including 40% from long range, and nearly 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
” Just being in the record books with the greatest in basketball history leaves me speechless., humbly reacted the hero of the evening. As a kid, as a fan of the game’s history, being in the league for as long as I’ve been, those kinds of things continue to humble me even more. This is something I will never take for granted.“
The feeling of being clumsy!
Despite his mad success, the Bulls superstar felt… clumsy. ” What’s crazy is that I feel like I missed eight easy shots that I normally should have gone home. I honestly feel like I had a bad night at shooting he added, shaking his head, very seriously. This is to say the level of requirement that it sets itself today.
ESPN recalls that DeMar DeRozan has just had his eighth game with 30 points or more, the longest streak by a Bulls player since Michael Jordan in 1996. Only Joel Embiid has done as well as him this season.
And when asked what can explain his current form, the All-Star could not answer. ” I’ll be honest with you, I can’t. I cannot describe it. I’m completely into it as soon as I arrive at work. By that I mean I want to be able to leave the job with a win by any means.“
This mentality works well for the Bulls (38 wins – 21 losses) who remain on five straight wins and are guaranteed to finish at the top of their conference during the “All-Star break”, even tied with the Heat.
| 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 | 54 | 36 | 51.5 | 33.7 | 86.4 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 27.9 |
| Total | 935 | 34 | 46.4 | 28.5 | 83.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 20.6 | |
