Zach LaVine can continue to heal while waiting for a possible transfer, his teammates are doing very well without him! This night, Coby White's partners signed a 5th victory in seven matches, and they had no time to lose! Facing a Heat team, still deprived of Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, Chicago simply had a perfect start to lead by 25 points in the first quarter (33-8)!
It's not a franchise record, but it's the kind of performance that hasn't been achieved since 1997! At the time, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the others got off to a great start against the Warriors to lead by 27 points. “We have to congratulate them, they jumped on us! » recognizes Erik Spoelstra. “We started the match without much energy, and there are no excuses. »
Four players with 23 points or more!
Despite this lead, the Bulls will be very scared since the Heat will eat into their deficit, and return to -4 twice in the last quarter. But Chicago will hold on until the end, and achieve a performance never seen since 1969: finishing the match with four players at 23 points or more. Even the Bulls of the heyday never achieved this.
Alongside the usual DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic, Coby White adds 26 points, imitated by Ayo Dosunmu (25 points). This is the sign of a better distributed score, and it translates into 32 assists, including 11 for White alone.
“He is aware that he can have an influence on others' shots and play the role of playmaker through his penetrations. But also that he has to take shots when he receives the ball” likes Billy Donovan. “I think he's been doing a really good job lately in terms of balancing his responsibility to be a playmaker, and his responsibility to be true to himself and be the player that he is. East “.
DeRozan is proud of his protégé
More comfortable in the current formula, DeRozan appreciates seeing his young teammate exploit his full potential. Known as the “wild card,” White proves he can lead a franchise.
“This guy is amazing and I’m happy that people are starting to see how talented he is, how competitive he is” testifies DeRozan. “I said it before, I trained with him all summer, and just seeing how much he wants it, the way he asks questions, how humble he is in his approach… It's It’s amazing to see his development and see the things he does.”
