“We have an emergency. We talk every day. We see scouting. We have pride. Children have individual goals. It’s just run it. We have to find our rhythm.” with these words Zach LaVine summed up his situation The Chicago Bulls after their 110-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings. A setback that adds to the start of the season contrary to what Billy Donovan’s men expected.
After injuries last year, this one the expectations were impressively high. Zach LaVine was rejuvenated, Alex Caruso was coming back from his physical issues, Patrick Williams was all backed by a DeMar DeRozan museum.
He passed the fourth season Bulls are dangerously close to top lottery odds and out of playoff territory. All this with a fairly high salary and after they have carried out major operations that have not given the expected results.
Billy Donovan’s are the sixth worst offense (109.5)despite the fact that his defense is optimal, ranking 12th (111.0), but he sinks them with his -1.6 net score. It is clear that something is not working and time is running out for a team that does not finish with cohesion.
With all this in mind, it’s time to ask yourself, Should they be buyers or sellers in the transfer market?
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An argument in favor of them being buyers
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Injuries have been a huge factor over the last year for the Chicago Bulls and will continue to be. almost certainly lonzoball will miss this season, leaving the team without its starting point guard. Aside from the loss of the Californian, the Illinoisans have enough talent to re-emerge in this state.
In short, they have two offensive fronts like DeRozan and LaVine, accompanied by a solid starter like Vucevic and role players. There is, on paper, no shortage of reasons to trust that this structure is adequate.
However, they need some modifications to reach their full potential. The first and most important is the outside shot. The Bulls are on the cusp of shooting efficiency (35.4%), but their shooting volume is the lowest in the NBA (28.7) for the second straight season. Opening up the court and starting to get your shooting percentage up is very important Bring out the 20th century attack.
The options in this sense are wide, being able to search for items such as Jordan Clarkson as counter aversion, Jae Crowder or Terrence Ross. In addition, they have the option to withdraw from his contract Nikola Vucevicwhich ends in this lesson and create interesting packages to get more useful items right now.
An argument in favor of them being sellers
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If a market logic is applied to his situation Chicago Bulls it can be predicted that the situation in general is not going to improve much. Being in the middle zone between top 5 and the Play-In He is the most dangerous in the NBA. Too far to be a contender and end up in a draw zone. Absolute nothingness.
The plus for Chicago is that they are in an era where most of their top players still possess a high regard.
names like Alex Caruso would command a high price among contenders looking to improve their defense. Add to that his low salary of 9 million, the Bulls could make a good deal.
Same case with DeMar DeRozan albeit in a different context. The guard is in the prime of his career, which is poison candy for the franchise. If they keep him, they run the risk of 28.6 cm that you’ll make it through the next lesson so it won’t be a problem if your performance drops. On the other hand, if a transfer were to be explored, now would be the highest point of his value, but his move would mark a turning point within the team.
Although when it comes to important decisions, Zach LaVine He can be transferred from December 15 and is, without doubt, his most attractive figure on the payroll. Would the Bulls dare push the button if the team still doesn’t work on Sunday? trade deadline?
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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