Nets win second straight, hurt Bulls' playoff hopes
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[May 12, 2021]
Kevin Durant totaled 21 points
and eight assists to lead eight players in double figures as the
visiting Brooklyn Nets never trailed Tuesday and recorded a 115-107
victory over the Chicago Bulls, whose quest for a play-in berth took
a significant hit.
Joe Harris added 17 for Brooklyn (45-24), which won its second
straight but also lost Kyrie Irving to a facial contusion early in
the third quarter.
Irving was injured when Chicago center Nikola Vucevic elbowed him in
the face as they were jockeying for a rebound under the rim.
Bruce Brown chipped in 15 and 10 rebounds while wearing a protective
facemask after sustaining a nasal fracture in practice Monday. Jeff
Green contributed 14 while Irving and Blake Griffin finished with 13
apiece as the Nets shot 47.2 percent and handed out 32 assists.
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Brooklyn led by as many as 19 and survived a comeback attempt in the
fourth quarter when they were unable to contain Zach LaVine, who led
all scorers with 41 points.
LaVine scored seven straight points and hit a 3-pointer to pull
Chicago within 102-91 with 4:55 remaining. He then hit a turnaround
jumper in the lane and two free throws to get the Bulls within
107-101 with 1:39 left.
Brooklyn then finished it off by hitting six free throws in the
final 23.8 seconds.
Chicago (29-40) was unable to win its fourth straight game and
dropped three games behind the Washington Wizards for the final
play-in berth.
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Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8)
shoots against Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) during the
first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA
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LaVine shot 15 of 27 but had little
help. Coby White added 16 but was 6 of 17 from the floor and Vucevic
was held to 12 points on 5 of 18 shooting as the Bulls shot 40.6
percent.
Irving scored 13 points as the Nets scored the game's first eight
points and held a 32-23 lead after the first quarter. Brown scored
10 points in the second and Brooklyn expanded the lead to 64-51 at
halftime.
Chicago cut its deficit to 74-65 on a 3-pointer by Daniel Theis with
7:14 remaining in the third but Brooklyn outscored them 19-9 over
the rest of the quarter and held a 93-74 lead into the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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