He was 12th in the league in scoring …

He was 12th in the league in scoring and seventh among guards. He was in the top 15 in steals and had six games scoring at least 40 points, including two of his last six games. He was averaging 29.8 points in that stretch. He averaged 28.5 points per game in January and 27.9 in February, helping keep the Bulls going with so many falling around him. His 49 points with 13 of 17 threes in Charlotte was one of the NBA highlight games of the season. He was sure this was the season he’d finally play in the playoffs three years removed from ACL surgery. “To be blunt, I’m upset,” LaVine admitted. “We had high expectations coming into the season and it didn’t go our way anyway we could have thought of. We played through some adversity, but we didn’t go out there and do what we were supposed to do as a team.