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CHGO Bulls Podcast: DeMar DeRozan vs Giannis and Billy Donovan shortens the bench

April 21, 2022

The guys discuss DeMar DeRozan’s dominant performance matched up with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Billy Donovan’s shorter bench in the Bulls’ Game 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. DeRozan hit 8 of his 9 shots with Giannis as his primary defender on Wednesday night on his way to a playoff career-high 41 points. Will Giannis and the Bucks be more aggressive with DeMar in Game 3? Also, the Bulls reserves played significantly fewer minutes in Game 2 than in Game 1. Should we expect to see a continuation of that trend as the series shifts to Chicago? The guys weigh costs and benefits of Billy leaning on his starters for extra minutes vs using bench-heavy lineups for longer stretches. They wrap up the show discussing the flawed and overused trope of Zach LaVine not being a “team first” player. Mark K joins Matt, Big Dave and Will for all these topics and more.