Nikola Vucevic Matches Career High With 43 Points
2 years agoChicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic couldn't be stopped by the Warriors on Sunday as he matched his career high with 43 points in a 132-118 win. He started off with a 12-point first quarter and stayed in rhythm for the whole game, shooting 18-for-31 from the field with a 5-for-10 effort from deep. The big performance came out of nowhere, as Vucevic hasn't had a great time offensively this season and didn't even boast a single 30-point outing prior to Sunday. The game also ended up marking Vucevic's ninth consecutive double-double as he grabbed 13 rebounds, and in 39 minutes on the court, the Montenegrin star also recorded four assists and four steals. With DeMar DeRozan (quadriceps) out of the picture, Vucevic should have a larger role to play on offense, and he's about the get a superb matchup against Detroit, a team that gives up the fifth-most rebounds in the league to centers and against whom opposing bigs are shooting nearly 59 percent from the field.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN