This work ethic and attention to detail is a big reason the Bulls have a two-game lead atop the Eastern Conference over both the Nets and Bucks. It permeates the roster, from top to bottom.“We can’t be satisfied with anything,” DeRozan said. “We work extremely hard. We can’t take nothing for granted. We understand what’s at task and that’s to continue to get better. Yeah, we won some games. We’re on a win streak. But we’re not satisfied with none of that.
DeRozan said he made “probably 250” free throws. His routine is to make sets of 10 straight free throws. If he misses one, that particular set starts over. It’s a habit DeRozan said he’s been practicing for the last seven seasons or so.struggled through an early-season shooting slump, he talked about the extra work he put in to extract himself from it.