DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points as the Bulls snapped the Nets' winning streak tonight.
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.Kyrie Irving scored 25 points for Brooklyn, and Seth Curry had 22. Irving went 1 for 8 from 3-point range.
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.Nets: Jacque Vaughn shared a text message he received from a friend following his selection as the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December."'What's so special about a turtle sitting on top of a fence post? He didn't get there on his own.
Bulls: Coach Billy Donovan stressed that LaVine has been an option on several last-second plays that have went to DeRozan."I 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," Donovan said."But I think everyone would agree with what DeMar has done at the end of games has been very powerful." ...
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