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The Nets won consecutive games for the first
time since Feb. 10-12 and posted their third win in four games a
day after mutually parting ways with coach Kenny Atkinson, who
was 118-190 in three-plus seasons at the helm.
Brooklyn won despite blowing most of a 13-point lead in the
final three-plus minutes. A basket by Caris LeVert gave the Nets
a 97-84 lead with 3:22 left but Chicago outscored Brooklyn 23-13
the rest of the way.
A layup by Lauri Markkanen made the Nets' lead 107-104 with 15
seconds remaining. The Nets then committed their 29th turnover
when Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot stepped out of bounds but Coby
White missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer from the top of
key with 9.1 seconds remaining
Dinwiddie split a pair at the line for a 108-104 lead with 3.6
seconds left and Otto Porter Jr. hit an off-balance 3-pointer
with five-tenths of a second to go. After the Nets called a
timeout, Dinwiddie finally iced the win by hitting two free
throws with four-tenths of a second remaining.
LeVert and Harris scored 23 points apiece as Brooklyn won
despite finishing with its most turnovers since moving from New
Jersey following the 2011-12 season. DeAndre Jordan moved into
the starting lineup and contributed a double-double with 11
points and 15 rebounds.
Brooklyn compensated for allowing 24 points off the giveaways by
shooting 50 percent, including 36.7 percent (11 of 30) from
3-point range. The Nets also shot 85.4 percent (35 of 41) from
the free-throw line and held a commanding 50-31 rebounding
margin.
Porter led the Bulls with 23 points while White added 21.
Thaddeus Young added 17 and Markkanen contributed 16 as Chicago
shot 42.4 percent and lost despite committing 14 steals and only
seven turnovers.
Chicago played its fourth straight game without leading scorer
Zach LaVine (strained left quadricep).
The Nets opened a 72-59 lead on a hoop by Harris with 5:50 left
in the third quarter, but Chicago began trapping the Nets and
ended the period with an 11-5 spurt to cut the lead to 77-70
entering the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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