Alex Caruso reacts to his game-tying buzzer-beater against the Bucks: "I don’t think it’s that difficult"

All in for the moment

For Caruso, his cold-blooded trifecta is not a lucky shot but just the sweet fruit of his labor throughout the offseason.

A matter of fact that coach Billy Donovan entrusted him to take it and fill the hero presence of DeRozan and LaVine – who frequently take the last shot for the Bulls – the veteran can't be more glad enough to deliver when it mattered most.

"I don’t think it’s that difficult because I shoot that a lot in the summer playing open gym and then playing in August and September when we come back with the guys," Caruso said. "I just don’t get the opportunity to shoot a lot because usually I’m the guy taking the ball out. I was excited that I got to shoot.”

What Caruso stated is indeed a fact as this 2023-24 continues to be the best offensive season of his career. His 47.5 percent three-point shooting speaks volumes of how he was able to get the clutch trey to push their ball game for a five-minute extension against the Bucks.

Fun times again

In the end, what motivated Caruso to wear his cape for Chicago was his turnovers tallied against Milwaukee. The 29-year-old held the biggest chunk (7) of the team's 21 collective errors – a season-high.

But more than anything else, Caruso felt rejuvenated to feel the electrifying energy of the Bulls crowd once again – a welcoming moment in the wake of their struggles so far this year.

“It's always fun when we support each other and have energy like that. It raises everybody's energy,” he added.