[점프볼=서호민 기자] When DeRozan’s daughter Dyer screamed, Toronto’s free throw success rate went out of control.
The Chicago Bulls won 109-105 in a game against the Toronto Raptors in the 2022-2023 NBA Play-In Tournament held at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the 13th (Korea time).
While Jack Lavin (39 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists) showed explosive power, Dermar DeRozan (23 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots) also shot support, creating a counter electrode to reverse the inferiority of 19 points.
On the other hand, in Toronto, Fred VanVleet (26 points, 7 3-pointers, 11 rebounds, 8 assists) played a triple-double level, and ace Pascal Siakam (32 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists) also played his part, but the season was canceled due to lack of back heart at the end of the season
But it was a free throw that decided the game. On this day, Chicago made 18 out of 22 free throws for a success rate of 81.8%. In particular, Lavigne played a decisive role by getting 15 free throws and making 13 of them.
Toronto, on the other hand, had a whopping 36 free throws, but only made 18. The success rate was only 50%. It was well below the team’s season free throw success rate of 78.4% (17th in the league). Furthermore, it is said to be the first time since 1997 that Toronto has missed more than 18 free throws in a game.
Siakam, who had a relatively high season free throw success rate of 77.4%, made only 5 of 11, and OG Anunobi made only 3 of 8, showing a poor performance.
Usually, when a visiting team attempts a free throw, a huge boo pours out from the crowd. This is due to the sabotage operation of the home fans. Athletes who have to throw things away have no choice but to worry. However, in this game, on the contrary, Toronto’s home team players had to go through trouble with this free throw blocking operation.
On this day, as long as the Toronto players were standing on the free throw line, a girl in the stands performed a sabotage operation with a loud “quack” among the Toronto home fans. The girl’s voice was broadcast on relay broadcasts, and it became a hot topic as it was known that the main character was none other than Demar DeRozan’s daughter, Dyer DeRozan.
Dyer interfered with Toronto players’ free throws with more enthusiasm and sincerity in the 4th quarter, the game. Is it because of that effort? Toronto players missed important free throws one after another. In particular, 11 seconds before the end of the game with a three-point lead, Siakam’s three-shot, two-miss free throw was very painful.
Of course, it cannot be concluded that Dyer is responsible for Toronto’s low free throw success rate, but the local media is focusing on the ‘Dier sabotage operation effect’. ‘StatMuse’, a recording medium, awarded Dyer the titles ‘Real MVP’ and ‘DPOY (Defense King)’. Also, among some fans, there was even a response that the girl was perfect helped her father take revenge.
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| ▲ DeRozan’s daughter, Dyer, screams and throws tantrums whenever Toronto players make free throws. |
Then, what will be the reaction of the father, DeRozan? DeRozan said in a postgame interview, “At first, I didn’t know my daughter was screaming like that,” and was surprised. I could confirm it. It could be dangerous, so I checked to see if my daughter was okay.”
At the same time, DeRozan smiled and said, “My daughter definitely came out (laughs)” and was thrilled, saying, “Actually, I came to watch the game today without going to school.
On the other hand, there is a debate about Dyer’s sabotage operation among the Toronto home fans over No Manners.
As a result, Chicago, ranked 10th in the regular season, earned a win from behind Toronto, ranked 9th, and managed to survive the play-in tournament. Chicago will now move to Miami and play a single game against the Miami Heat on the 15th for the last remaining ninth seed.
According to DeRozan, her daughter, Dyer, is going to school instead of going to Miami.
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