James Worthy heaped praise on Chicago Bulls guard for his performance in the team’s 146-115 win against the LA Lakers.
With LeBron James and Rui Hachimura back, the Purple and Gold had their complete line-up, but the Bulls were too good to be stopped on the night.
Rookie Matias Buzelis scored a career-high 31 points on 66.7% shooting from the field, while Josh Giddey once again put up a special performance almost recording a quadruple double with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 17 assists and 8 steals.
The Lakers were in the game until halftime as they only trailed the Bulls by three points, but a stellar 81-point second half performance by Billy Donovan’s men helped them secure a dominant win on the road.
It was a complete team performance by the Chicago Bulls with all starters scoring in double figures, but it was Bulls guard Coby White who grabbed Lakers legend James Worthy’s attention.
Worthy praises Coby White’s performance for the Chicago Bulls
White put on a show at the Crypto.com Arena by scoring 36 points on 70.6 % shooting from the field.
He drained 6 of his 9 three-point attempts and wreaked havoc on the Lakers defence.
Speaking about White in his post-game analysis on ‘Access Sportsnet,’ Worthy said: “He’s really improved his game man, he’s got confidence now on the inside, and going to the cup he’s very tricky, how he can get to the cup and make some acrobatic shots.
“He’s a leader too on this team, I was impressed with Coby’s game.”
Praise was warranted for White as he has been performing well for the Bulls in his last ten games, averaging 28.4 points on 48.3% shooting from the field.
Coby White has been important for the Chicago Bulls
Sine Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan left the Bulls, White has been the main player for the Bulls.
Lonzo Ball been in and out of the team, but that has not affected White as he has played consistently well.
White is averaging 19.8 PPG, which is a career best for him and is also shooting the ball 44 % from the field.
He is taking more shots than ever and is proving to the league that he could be an All-Star calibre player.
The Bulls are currently ninth in the East and they look like a side that are certainly going to be in the play-in competition.
With White and Giddey, the Bulls have an exciting backcourt, although they are not expected to make any noise in the playoffs, they could take some experience of being in the postseason and come back stronger next year.