DeMar DeRozan became the first player in NBA history to post seven straight games with 35 or more points and 50 percent or better shooting.
to their fifth straight victory. They enter the All-Star break guaranteed of at least a share of the Eastern Conference lead.
"The crazy thing is I feel like I missed eight easy shots that I normally would've made," DeRozan said."I felt like I had a bad shooting night, honestly." "Growing up idolizing Michael Jordan, me knowing everything about it, it's just funny because earlier in the season I was watching 'The Last Dance' again and my daughter walked in one me watching it. And she said, 'Why am not in the game?'" DeRozan said, laughing."I'm watching it and I'm like, 'This is from the 90s. I was a kid.' It was funny because it's the same arena.
DeRozan was 8 when the Bulls won the last of their six championships. He said he vividly remembers the last two championships because his late father, Frank, made him watch"every single game."And it's not like DeRozan is gunning his way to the record books. Beyond his ridiculously efficient shooting, he's averaging 5.6 assists during these seven games.