I was worried about this New Year’s Eve game against the Pacers, even with Indy missing so many guys. A NYE midday game on the road while playing a fourth game in six nights against a tough matchup was a recipe for things to get weird.
Things got weird.
In a truly ugly game that the Bulls had no business winning, they escaped from Indy with a 108-106 victory thanks to an absolutely ridiculous one-legged 3-pointer from DeMar DeRozan at the buzzer. Quite frankly, it was a terrible shot:
Zach LaVine’s reaction kind of says it all.