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With the loss, the Nets are now 34-16. The
Bulls improved to 20-28.
The Bulls got a game-high 25 points from Zach LaVine and a
strong effort from Tomas Satoransky, who added 19 points and 11
assists. Nikola Vucevic, the Bulls' multi-dimensional center,
contributed 22 points and 13 rebounds. Thaddeus Young had 12
points, Patrick Williams scored 11 and Daniel Theis chipped in
10.
Chicago shook off a sluggish start by outscoring Brooklyn 32-18
in the second quarter. The Bulls finished the game shooting 55.1
percent from the field.
Kyrie Irving led six Nets in double figures with 24 points and a
season-high 15 assists. Jeff Green added 21 points off the
Brooklyn bench. LaMarcus Aldridge and Joe Harris scored 11
points apiece and Blake Griffin and Bruce Brown each had 10.
Brooklyn shot 48.4 percent for the game, including 39.3 percent
(11 of 28) from behind the arc. The Nets were outscored 21-6 at
the free-throw line.
Griffin scored six early points as the Nets jumped out to a
24-15 lead, an advantage that evaporated as the Bulls chipped
away to take a 35-33 lead on Young's two free throws at 6:57 in
the second quarter.
The Bulls extended that lead throughout the second quarter,
taking a 57-46 lead into halftime. Lavine led the way for
Chicago in the first half with 12 points.
The Nets struggled offensively to find a rhythm, their offense
clearly missing the impact of Harden to stretch the floor.
Brooklyn lost guard Tyler Johnson early in the fourth quarter
with a right knee strain.
--Field Level Media
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