Doug McDermott scored nine points in the first half and 23 points overall in 27 minutes this past Saturday night against the Indiana Pacers.
But, what stood out to me was watching McDermott play great team defense all game long.
Part of the reason why the Bulls were able to disrupt the Pacers team in that game from running their transition game was the individual and team defense of the other guys like McDermott. After two games, the team is ranked 11th in team defense around the league and 1st in offense (111.