CHICAGO — DeMar DeRozan was fuming inside.
Fouled on a 3-point attempt with 3.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Chicago Bulls star went to the line with a chance to give them the lead. After clawing back all night long only to fall back again, hitting three free throws to end it would be a sweet way to cap the first game of a crucial five-game homestand.
But after sinking the first two to tie the game, DeRozan missed the third.