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Jamal CollierESPN
Chicago — Bullsguard demar derozan Disputed what he saw as ‘excessive hitting’ for the Milwaukee Bucks Grayson Allen During the third quarter, Chicago won 119-113 in overtime on Wednesday night.
With just under seven minutes left in the third round, Allen was trying to set the screen. Wesley Matthews When Allen was fouled by the Bulls forward Patrick WilliamsAllen’s momentum appeared to carry him to DeRozan, and Allen’s left forearm struck DeRozan in the back, knocking the Chicago player to the floor.
After the whistle blew, DeRozan stood up and made a beeline for Allen before being stopped by two Bucks players.
“I just felt the blow,” said DeRozan, who finished with 42 points, helping the Bulls recover after falling 15 points behind in the fourth. “I felt like I was in a football game, trying to catch his root slot, crossing the middle and getting hit.”
Williams was the only one to whistle for fouls on the play, and Allen later claimed the contact was accidental.
“I was pushed into the screen,” Allen told ESPN after the game.
The Bulls have a history with Allen that dates back to January when Allen’s flagrant foul 2 came on. Alex Caruso The result was a broken wrist and surgery for the Bulls guard, keeping him out for about two months. As Wednesday, United’s center crowd still boos every time Allen checks into a game or touches the ball.
DeRozan was still shaken by Allen’s play minutes later.like milwaukee Bobby Portis Lined up for a pair of free throws, Portis and DeRozan exchanged words, resulting in a double technical foul.
“That’s his track record,” DeRozan said of Allen. “If [the Houston Rockets’] Boban [Marjanovic], I would have done nothing. I don’t know if it was on purpose or what happened. I just felt overwhelmed. “
DeRozan then claimed the skirmish with Allen provided no motivation, but DeRozan turned it on for the rest of the game as the Bulls made an unlikely comeback. DeRozan scored 22 points following the incident and was inbounds with 7.8 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
In overtime, DeRozan scored 10 of the Bulls’ 13 points, Nikola Bucevichgo ahead 3 pointer.
‘DeMar reacted correctly,’ says Bulls guard Zach Lavigne Said. “The next time she was 20 minutes, she knew what happened.”
DeRozan had 10 rebounds, five assists and 42 points. Giannis Antetokounmporecorded 45 points and 22 rebounds.
As the team went 5-12,535 entries, the Bulls trailed by 11 with 2:18 left to come back, according to an ESPN Stats & Information study. He became the sixth team in the past 20 seasons to trail and win in that scenario, as the team went 5-12,535 entries, according to an ESPN Stats & Information study. Wednesday.
“We stuck with it and kept fighting until the last second,” DeRozan said. “We didn’t rattle when we made some mistakes defensively. We stuck with it.
“We showed a lot of resilience and fighting throughout the match.”
