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Michael Mulford

Player grades: Bulls struggle without DeRozan, fall to Grizzlies

The Chicago Bulls had their three-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, falling to the Memphis Grizzlies,

Chicago was without DeMar DeRozan in the loss due to right hip soreness, who was sorely missed.

Memphis jumped out to a 12-point first quarter lead, holding the Bulls to just 14 points in the first 12 minutes.

The Bulls rallied in the third quarter to take a three-point lead into the fourth quarter, but the Grizzlies outscored the Bulls 32-14 in the final 12 minutes to get the win.

Nikola Vucevic led the way for Chicago, finishing with 28 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, and three steals.

Check out the player grades below.

Zach LaVine: B

LaVine finished with 24 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal on 6-of-13 shooting from the field yet struggled from the free throw line, hitting just 10-of-17.

Nikola Vucevic: A+

Vooch was dominant for the second-straight night, finishing with 28 points, 17 rebounds, six assists, and three steals on 12-of-26 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from downtown.

Ayo Dosunmu: B+

Ayo Dosunmu played well in 38 minutes on Tuesday, finishing with 14 points, four rebounds, six assists, and two blocks on 6-of-14 shooting from the floor.

Patrick Williams: C+

In Tuesday’s loss to Memphis, Patrick Williams finished with nine points, five rebounds, two assists, and one steal on 4-of-10 shooting from the floor yet 0-of-3 from 3-point range.

Alex Caruso: B-

Alex Caruso got the start with DeMar DeRozan out, finishing with two points six rebounds, five assists, and one steal on just 1-of-5 shooting from the field.

Coby White: C-

Coby White struggled in 25 minutes off the bench on Tuesday, finishing with just four points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field along with two rebounds and two assists.

Andre Drummond: B-

Andre Drummond played 13 minutes off the bench, finishing with three points, six rebounds, one assist, two steals, and one block.

 

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