Jason Kidd was ejected and several free throws were made for Cooper Flagg

Getting kicked out after just a few minutes of play is rare enough to stand out. Jason Kidd he experienced last night on the Bulls floorfrom the middle of the first quarter.

In the center of the sequence, Max Christie was sanctioned for “swallowing” after he tackled Ayo Dosunma, even though the ball had not previously touched the backboard. The coach saw red with one of the referees, Scott Foster, after he was not given a “challenge” to review the action in question. Result: double technical foul synonymous with ejection.

« We tried to look for a ‘challenge’. They put the ball in before us, even though we thought we had the right to claim it. He and Scott started fighting, which led to the eviction », describes Frank Vogelwho had to take over for Jason Kidd on the Texas bench.

It is difficult to gauge the effects of such a sending off at this stage in what was still a fiercely contested encounter between the two teams. ” Obviously, he’s our leader, he’s a leader of people for us who knows the game at a very high level. But we have confidence in our technical staff and I don’t think that was a problem for us tonight “, deletes Ryan Nembhard.

Cooper Flagg’s aggression is poorly rewarded

The Texans, who have never led in a game, will be able to dwell more on their difficulties in controlling the multiple offense on the opposite side. Especially in the circle approach, too easy for Chicago.

To make matters worse, Cooper Flagg had a low performance with 11 points (4/13 shooting; 3/3 shooting) with five turnovers. ” He had a rough night, I think he’ll be the first to say that. He drives to the basket and is as relentless as anyone in the league right now on both the racket and the rim », observes Frank Vogel, according to whom this aggressiveness did not always pay off.

« The whistle isn’t called on many, many fouls, and he should be going to the free throw line a lot more often than he is. So it can add to the complications and break your rhythm; it’s something he has to learn to overcome, he knows that. But he’s a hell of a player and a great kid, and he’ll bounce back from his performance tonight », he already imagines his evening coach.