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DeMar DeRozan surpassed 3 NBA legends at once in a classy “clutch” performance

Sport — 03/28/2024

With just one game scoring 46 points, DeMar DeRozan jumped 3 places on the all-time scoring list, surpassing 3 NBA Hall of Fame legends.

Once in the top 40 all-time scoring players in the NBA, moving up the list becomes more difficult and occurs with less frequency. 

However, DeMar DeRozan today (March 14, Vietnam time) did what seemed very difficult to do, which was to increase 3 places in the top-40 in just 1 match.

This comes thanks to a little luck and a lot of class from DeRozan, one of the top scoring stars in the league at the moment.

DeMar DeRozan had the performance of a lifetime in the comeback victory against the Indiana Pacers on March 14 Vietnam time.

Call this a classy “clutch” performance because DeRozan was like a lifesaver for the Chicago Bulls throughout the match against the Pacers. At one point, the Bulls were 11 points ahead, but DeMar continuously spoke up to keep the team in a grip. chase.

At the end of the fourth quarter, with only 3.8 seconds left in the game and the Bulls trailing by 2 points, DeRozan proactively missed a free throw so his teammates could get a rebound. Then the star born in 1989 threw a buzzer-beater throw that equalized the score in an extremely difficult position to send the two teams into extra time. 

Watch this unbelievable shot below:

Before entering the match against the Indiana Pacers on March 14, DeMar DeRozan ranked 35th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 23,134 points, accumulated over a 15-year career.

Above DeRozan are three legends including 34th-ranked Elgin Baylor (23,149 points), 33rd-ranked Dwyane Wade (23,165 points) and Adrian Dantley (23,177 points).  To surpass all three of these Hall of Fame players at once, DeMar would need to score 44 points. In the end, he scored 46 points with an extremely classy “clutch” performance. 

On the one hand, helping the Chicago Bulls win a narrow victory over a stronger opponent, the Indiana Pacers, on the other hand, DeMar DeRozan “leapfrog” 3 places to climb to the top 32 players with the most points in NBA history.