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With LaVine's follow-up dunk late in the third
quarter, Chicago had as many points in the paint as the Nets had
total points -- 44.
Brooklyn has lost a season-worst four consecutive games on the
road and three of four overall. Friday opened a stretch that
will see the team play nine of its next 11 games away from home.
Cam Thomas scored 22 points to lead four Nets in double figures.
Seth Curry (19), Mikal Bridges (13) and Cam Johnson (10)
followed.
The Bulls shot 56.8 percent from the floor compared to 37
percent for the Nets.
Andre Drummond (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Nikola Vucevic (13
points, 10 rebounds) both notched double-doubles for Chicago.
Dalen Terry added 11 points for Chicago and Ayo Dosunmu grabbed
nine rebounds as the Bulls enjoyed a plus-26 advantage under the
boards (57-31).
Chicago native Patrick Beverley, who the Bulls signed during the
All-Star break, had eight points, five rebounds and four assists
in 22 minutes in his team debut.
Clicking behind 51 percent shooting, the Bulls raced to a 63-29
halftime lead. LaVine sparked the attack with 18 points on a
7-for-10 effort from the floor, including 2-for-3 from deep.
DeRozan followed with 13 points.
Brooklyn slumped to 24.4 percent shooting in the first 24
minutes as the Bulls surrendered their fewest points of any half
this season. Bridges paced the Nets with 10 points.
The Bulls avenged an 11-point road loss to the Nets on Feb. 9 to
capture the season series 3-1. Chicago has won five of the past
seven matchups with Brooklyn.
--Field Level Media
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