SAN ANTONIO – It was a mid-range jumper.
Of course it was. Only fitting.
With 5:43 left in the first quarter against the Spurs on Friday, Bulls veteran forward DeMar DeRozan pulled up on a 19-footer, and drained it into immortality, becoming just the 50th NBA player – 54th including the ABA – to score 20,000 points in a career.
He finished the game with 33 and the Bulls (3-3) needed all of them, falling short in San Antonio at the AT&T Center 129-124.
And while it ruined the chance for a third-straight win for DeRozan’s team, the night was all his.