Chicago Bulls stud in the loss to the Sixers: DeMar DeRozan
The clear-cut favorite to get the one stud spot on this list for the Bulls in the loss to the Sixers is the four-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA shooting guard/forward DeMar DeRozan. There are very few players around the NBA landscape that are as hot right now as DeRozan, especially on the defensive end of the floor.
This was the third straight game with at least 30 points for DeRozan. And in the last two games combined, he’s registered 74 points. This is also two straight games for DeRozan with 37 points.
DeRozan scored his team and game-high 37 points on 13-of-22 shooting from the field, 0-of-1 from beyond the arc, and an impressive 11-of-12 from the free-throw line. His ability to hit clutch shots in this game and get to the free-throw line often was a big reason why the Bulls were able to make this game close late in the fourth quarter in the first place.
Moreover, DeRozan also came up with a double-double in this game. To go along with his 37 points, DeRozan registered 10 rebounds, one assist, one steal, no blocks, and three turnovers. He was a team-high +12 on the floor in this game.
The problem for the Bulls in this loss to the Sixers was anything but DeRozan. In fact, the overreliance on the scoring duo of LaVine and DeRozan got the Bulls where they were in this game. And it is the final player on this list of studs and duds from this Nov. 3 loss to the Sixers that really needs to step up, and soon.