2 takeaways from Bulls buzzer-beater win over the Wizards

On the evening/night of Jan. 1, interim head coach Chris Fleming and the Chicago Bulls battled it out with head coach Wes Unseld Jr. and the Washington Wizards looking to start off the 2022 calendar year on the right foot. And this really was a close one between two playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference on this night.

The Bulls had to deal with playing five games in seven days to round out this difficult week on the regular season schedule. This meeting with the Wizards came on the back end of back-to-back games on New Year’s Day 2022. On New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31), the Bulls downed the division foe Indiana Pacers on the road at GainBridge Fieldhouse thanks to clutch game-winning buzzer-beater from star shooting guard/forward DeMar DeRozan.

This was yet another game that came right down to the wire for the Bulls. And it was the heroics for the second consecutive night from DeRozan that got them this huge win over the Wizards to move the winning streak to an impressive seven games. The final score in this one went in favor of the Bulls 120-119.

Chicago Bulls beat the Wizards on another clutch buzzer-beater from DeMar DeRozan

Let’s just take some time to soak in how clutch the four-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA Team selection DeRozan was in the last few games for the Bulls. And his clutch gene just, in general, this season has really shown through.

All in all, this win over the Wizards makes it two-dozen on the season for the Bulls. And it continues to prove the point that DeRozan should be a dark horse MVP candidate and that you can never count this team out.

Here’s a look into two takeaways after DeRozan comes through in the clutch to get the Bulls the insane one-point win over the Wizards on Jan. 1.