{"id":20151,"date":"2024-12-24T08:54:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20151"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:54:45","slug":"update-zach-lavines-blunt-statement-after-bulls-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=20151","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Zach LaVine&#8217;s Blunt Statement After Bulls-Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h38dbpths\">The Chicago Bulls reached their peak this season when they defeated the reigning champion Boston Celtics on their home court last week. Since then, the Bulls have dropped two straight, with home losses to the Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_rfu5487kt\">The Bulls lost to the Celtics and Bucks by an average of 23 points, a huge flip from their commanding victory in Boston. In Monday&#8217;s loss to the Bucks, Milwaukee was playing without superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and All-Star guard Damian Lillard, as Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez led the way with 21 points a piece.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_13kz091lz\">\n<figure data-id=\"_13kz091lz\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas><\/canvas><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2800,h_3733,x_0,y_470\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:4,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/bulls_news\/01jfvfxk4854nyap8wgp.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Dec 23, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) brings the ball up court against the Milwaukee Bucks during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images \/ Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_t5q4mfjtg\">The Bulls scored just 91 points, highlighted by an embarrassing 17-point first quarter. Star center Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 17 points and 12 rebounds, but everyone was disappointing in their own way. The Bulls shot a horrendous 10-48 (20.8%) from three-point range, a recipe for disaster regardless of the opponent.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_akg0t62cb\">Bulls star guard Zach LaVine had 14 points on 5-13 shooting from the field and 1-6 from deep. Following the loss, LaVine reflected on the game and how the Bulls need to be better moving forward, via Chicago Sun Times&#8217; Joe Cowley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sxxp455wa\">\u201cAn ass whoopin\u2019,\u201d LaVine said of the night. \u201cWe didn\u2019t shoot the ball very well. We tried to compete. We just didn\u2019t shoot the ball well, and sometimes that happens. You got to try and find other ways to keep it competitive and win.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xlxldbjf6\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1871403807789519022&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fbulls%2Fnews%2Fzach-lavine-s-blunt-statement-after-bulls-bucks-01jfvej5epmj&amp;sessionId=72dfc8a3770d01b389e39461d58325358e2a5956&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1871403807789519022\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_dvvupf5fs\">\u201cI don\u2019t hear a lot of people talking about how they started the season anymore, so it shows what type of team they are,\u201d LaVine added. \u201cIt\u2019s discouraging when you go (10-for-48), but that\u2019s the identity we started with in training camp and you\u2019re not just going to go away from it. Live and die with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_v15ts3x9y\">The Bulls are second in the NBA in three-pointers made per game this season, so LaVine truly means it when he says they &#8220;live and die&#8221; from beyond the arc. Chicago is shooting 37% from deep on the season, so their 20% shooting night is an anomaly and should not be taken too seriously, as LaVine suggests.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_qfjjp9srl\">Chicago will look to break their two-game losing skid against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mhe0uk8ul\">NBA Fans React to New Chicago Bulls Trade Report<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_y2wyhqzyx\">Anthony Edwards Makes NBA History in Timberwolves-Bulls<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_dl4ervssq\">14-Year NBA Veteran, Ex-Bulls Player Announces Retirement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Bulls were blown out by the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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