Last night, Nikola Vucevic played his best match since coming to Chicago and equaled his best performance in points in the NBA.
The Montenegrin basketball player scored 132 points in the Bulls' victory over Golden State (118:43), and only two of those 43 were scored from the free throw line. He also had 13 rebounds and four assists and steals each.
Related Articles
"We played aggressively in attack, the flow of the ball was good. You just feel during the game that it's going to be your night and you just have to keep playing. I know what I'm capable of. I know how good I am, especially in attack. I just need to continue playing at this level," said Vucevic.
Chicago defeated Golden State for the first time since March 2, 2017, and Vucevic scored more than 40 points for the fourth time in his career. He did it the previous three times in the Orlando jersey - he scored 20 points against Brooklyn on October 2017, 41, and one more against Sacramento on February 12, 2021. On February 2021, 43, in a game with Chicago, he set a record and scored XNUMX points. A month later, he was traded to the Bulls, and last night he matched that performance.
"We have to use him as much as we can. It's not necessarily about making him score, it's about making him shoot when he has the ball in his hands. He doesn't force the shot much. Nikola is a very good player, even if he doesn't score, it's important is to be involved offensively," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said.
Bonus video:
