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10 observations: Alex Caruso, DeMar DeRozan lift Bulls past Timberwolves originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago Bulls downed the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-101 Sunday night at Target Center to sweep the two-game season series.
Here are 10 observations:
—Try to figure this team out. They lose at home to the lowly Washington Wizards who were shorthanded and then beat the Indiana Pacers at home in an impressive showing. Then they lose in an uninspired effort Friday night at the Brooklyn Nets before storming back to defeat the Western Conference-leading Timberwolves.
“I think when we’re locked in, we can beat anybody in the league,” Alex Caruso said. “It’s just about playing against ourselves, making sure that mentally we’re trying not to rely on giving up a loss to Brooklyn or playing bad against Washington to come back and play well. Just try to stay consistent for the vision that we’re playing for, which is postseason play.”
DeMar DeRozan, who scored nine of his team-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, said this up-and-down nature is frustrating.
“We know our capabilities. We know we can beat anybody. So when we lose the games where Twitter goes crazy on us and says we’re the most confusing team, it’s definitely frustrating because that’s not us,” DeRozan said. “When we perform like we did (Sunday night), that’s who we are. It’s all about being consistent.”
—The Bulls added to their league-leading clutch minutes total and played their 41st clutch game, third-most in the NBA. They tied the Denver Nuggets for the league lead with their 25th clutch victory.
“That shows a lot about our character, our will to keep going, to keep going and not quit and bounce back when things aren’t going our way,” DeRozan said. “You gotta have a group of guys who are all in it together.”
—Caruso sank his first six 3-pointers, which surpassed his career-high of five 3-pointers, and finished 7-for-8 from beyond the arc and 21 points. Caruso joined Ben Gordon (three times), Zach LaVine and Justin Holiday as…
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Publish date : 2024-04-01 02:29:35
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