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Jamal CollierESPN
LESS THAN A minute has ticked off the clock at the United Center, with the Bulls hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers, when a microcosm of Chicago’s most surprising success story this season reveals itself — again.
Cavs guard Darius Garland walks the ball up the left side of the court. He dribbles between his legs and jets to his right.
Waiting for him is Ayo Dosunmu. The 22-year-old Bulls rookie sticks to Garland’s left hip. He dodges a screen from Kevin Love, then sheds a second one from presumed Rookie of the Year Evan Mobley. As he recovers, Dosunmu stretches his 6-foot-8 wingspan toward Garland and attaches himself, once again, to the Cavaliers’ best player.
Still, the 2022 All-Star senses daylight and accelerates toward the rim. But from behind, Dosunmu soars, swatting the ball out of bounds with his left hand.
It was Garland’s first shot of the game. He’d attempt eight more with Dosunmu as his closest defender, per Second Spectrum tracking, and make only…
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