“How did I miss this” Zach LaVine stunned after choking clutch shots vs Bucks in Game 1
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Chicago Bulls star guard Zach LaVine become the biggest culprit for the team after he missed the game-tying three-pointer in the last seconds of game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.
The Bucks vs Bulls matchup was considered the toughest series for the Chicago-based franchise for their postseason but despite losing all four games in the regular season against the Giannis-led Bucks the Bulls still seemed confident and encouraged to give a tough night to Milwaukee. The Bulls overcame a 16-point deficit even after a slow start in this game one of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
The night seemed rough for the Bulls players because even after bouncing back they were not able to win it. During the start of the fourth quarter, the Bucks were in the lead with 75-71 and started dominating the game until they reached 85-78, it was from here the Bulls kick-started their engine to make another comeback.
Although the Bulls were looking furious, they only managed to level the score till 86-87 after which the Bucks took a lead of two more points. Moreover, the game didn’t end here Zach LaVine still got the chance to get the game tied but he missed the open three-pointer later Jrue Holiday shot some free throws which confirmed the victory by 93-86 for the Bucks’
Later in the postgame interview, LaVine talked about his missed shot and said, “I thought it was a good shot, we were down three. I got a really clean look.”
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Bulls’ star guards Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan inefficient from the field goal against the Bucks
Well putting the whole blame on LaVine wouldn’t be right as the leading Score of the Bulls this season was also not able to get points for the team. DeMar DeRozan was 6 of 25 from the field goal and 2 of 10 from behind the arc. If we combine DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic they were 21 of 71 from the field goal which clearly indicates how badly the Bulls were struggling to score from inside the arc.
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“Every shot I took tonight felt good,” DeMar DeRozan said. “I guarantee you that me, Zach, and Vooch (Nikola Vucevic) aren’t going to miss that many shots again.”
The Bulls are now down by one in this series and looking at their records with the Bucks it seems that if they don’t do something miraculous they will end their playoffs in the first round of the postseason.
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