DeRozan Drops 50-Ball

04/01/2022 DeRozan Drops 50-Ball

By: Jeff Yoder

DeMar DeRozan’s 50-Point Outburst Leads Bulls Past Clippers (135-130, OT)

The NBA got another 50-point performance to end a wild month of March, and this one came from Chicago. DeMar DeRozan (50 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) put up a season-high en route to the Bulls’ win over the Clippers (135-130, OT). DeRozan went 17-for-26 from the floor and a perfect 2-for-2 from deep. He also hit 14 of 15 free throws with the lone miss coming at the end of regulation. It was a much-needed win for Chicago (45-32) whose still fighting to remain in the top six of the Eastern Conference and avoid the play-in.

 

Watch: DeMar DeRozan Drops 50 in Bulls Win

 

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Giannis Makes Bucks History: Giannis Antetokounmpo (44 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists) powered Milwaukee to a narrow win over the Nets (120-119, OT) as he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points in Bucks franchise history.

 

Lakers Loss Spells Trouble: The Jazz handed the Lakers their fourth straight loss on Thursday (122-109) to bump L.A. out of the playoff picture entirely. The Lakers (11th) are tied with the Spurs (10th) but San Antonio holds the tiebreaker with six games left.

 

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