Zach LaVine Stays Hot
Zach LaVine, who was given a hefty 4-year/$80 million deal this offseason, has lived up to that contract with ease to start the season, and he continued his hot streak against the Hawks in earnest.
LaVine was frankly unstoppable against the Hawks, as the team has no one who is able to contend with his combination of size, speed and shooting at the two. You would think that Baze could handle it, but he does not have the build to hang with LaVine in the paint.
Similarly, Taurean Waller-Prince should be able to hang with LaVine due to his size and length, but just like Baze, Prince got roasted by LaVine on the night to the tune of 27 points on 9 of 19 shooting with 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
While LaVine did end up with an astonishing 9 turnovers, that was mostly due to some lazy passes, which ended up not hurting the Bulls much at all.