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Paul Sullivan

Paul Sullivan: DeMar DeRozan is on a ‘Jordanesque’ roll for the Chicago Bulls, who need his increased scoring output with Zach LaVine fighting knee soreness

Every once in a while an NBA player has a performance so brilliant, it’s referred to as “Jordanesque.”

Cue DeMar DeRozan, who enters Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs on a scoring streak that hasn’t been seen in Chicago since the days of Michael Jordan, putting him on par with the Bulls legend.

DeRozan’s 38-point night against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday marked the first time a Bulls player had five straight games of 35 or more since Jordan accomplished it back in 1996.

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