DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn바카라s 12-game win streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets on Wednesday night. (More Sports News)
DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn바카라s 12-game win streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets on Wednesday night.
DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn바카라s 12-game win streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets on Wednesday night. (More Sports News)
Durant scored 44 points, but Chicago had six players score in double figures. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Ayo Dosunmo finished with 17 points. The Bulls had dropped two in a row.
바카라They came to play,바카라 Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said. 바카라They were pretty desperate to get a win, and we needed that same desperation.바카라
Durant rested at the beginning of the fourth quarter and Chicago put together an 8-0 run. Dosunmu stole a pass at midcourt and went in for the jam for a 106-95 lead with 6:46 left.
바카라Ayo brought it defensively,바카라 Bulls guard Zach LaVine said. 바카라Bring the energy, getting steals, getting blocks.바카라
Williams and DeRozan each hit two foul shots in the final minute to help close it out.
Durant scored a season-high 28 points in the first half, but Brooklyn trailed 69-59 at the break. He went 15 for 22 from the field for the game, finishing one point shy of his season high against Orlando on Nov. 28.
The Bulls, playing without reserve Javonte Green, lost another key guard when Alex Caruso sprained his right ankle with 3:11 left in the first quarter. Caruso missed three games earlier this season due to a concussion and shoulder sprain.
LaVine scored 13 points for Chicago, and Coby White finished with 10.
바카라Their top two guys (DeRozan and LaVine) were 12 for 31 for 35 points,바카라 Durant said. 바카라We can live with that. But Pat Williams made some shots and easy rolls to the rim. Ayo is playing great this year and put pressure on the rim.바카라
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for Brooklyn, and Seth Curry had 22. Irving went 1 for 8 from 3-point range.
바카라We could not get over the hump, and a big part of it was that we were playing catchup,바카라 Vaughn said. 바카라A 40-point first quarter (by Chicago) set the tone. A little uncharacteristic by our group.바카라
Nets forward Yuta Watanabe, who entered the game leading the league with a 52.1 3-point percentage, played only six minutes because of foul trouble and scored one point.
TIP-INS
Nets: Vaughn shared a text message he received from a friend following his selection as the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December. 바카라바카라What바카라s so special about a turtle sitting on top of a fence post? He didn바카라t get there on his own.바카라 So I바카라m very smart to know that award is the performance of the team, the coaching staff, at the end of the day it was the players,바카라 Vaughn said.
Bulls: Coach Billy Donovan stressed that LaVine has been an option on several last-second plays that have went to DeRozan. 바카라I totally trust Zach, and I have no problem with Zach with the ball in his hands and no problem with Zach shooting the ball at the end of games,바카라 Donovan said. 바카라But I think everyone would agree with what DeMar has done at the end of games has been very powerful.바카라 ... Green (right knee soreness) was placed in a treatment program to determine the extent of his injury with hopes of him returning soon, Donovan said.
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Nets: Visit Pelicans on Friday.
Bulls: Visit Sixers on Friday.