DeMar DeRozan's Daughter Powers The Bulls To The Win Over The Raptors From The Stands

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The Bulls pulled the upset of the Raptors in the play-in game tonight meaning they'll get to play in Miami on Friday night vs. the Heat with the winner earning the East's #8 seed. During Tuesday night's game in Toronto, loud, horrifying screaming could be heard whenever the Raptors were shooting free throws and it was revealed by Mark Jones on the broadcast that it was DeMar DeRozan's daughter. 

As a girl dad myself, I absolutely LOVE this move by 9-year old Diar DeRozan. She doesn't care about looking cool. She's there to help her dad and her dad's team. What an absolute legendary ride or die.

With the game on the line, with Chicago up by three the Raptors got a very favorable foul call on Guard Alex Caruso. The call was on Pascal Siakam who got Caruso up in the air and jumped into him. It was significant not only because it was in the final 20 seconds, but because it was called a foul on a 3-pointer. Siakam would get to shoot three free throws. That's when the Bulls biggest asset got her time to shine. Diar DeRozan called game.

After Siakam made the first, he missed the second free throw. Siakam is a 77% free throw shooter but was 5/11 from the stripe tonight. That's no coincidence. Diar DeRozan was in the Raptors' heads. They finished a crippling 18/36 from the line as a team and the Bulls won. What an incredible performance by this candidate for daughter of the year.