Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
34
33
67
2454
1347
24
11
46
94
46
49
15
15
100
34
16
50
8
26
6
9
16
118
4
38
23
61
1926
1012
53
24
24
100
1111
15
1126
22
46
11
31
2431
6060
67
15
22
2128
816
38
72
72
100
39
46
85
22
511
22
41
2439
6060
3
2
67
19
10
53
2
2
100
11
1
12
2
4
1
3
24
60
8
3
38
26
12
46
4
4
100
11
5
16
2
6
1
1
31
60
6
1
17
21
8
38
7
7
100
3
4
7
2
5
2
4
24
60
7
5
71
28
16
57
2
2
100
9
6
15
2
11
2
1
39
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
31
7
12
58
0
1
0
8
8
100
0
3
3
7
1
0
1
1
22
8
none
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
29
5
12
42
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
3
3
5
1
0
1
1
12
-3
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
27
6
10
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
6
2
1
2
2
2
12
-4
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
True
20
4
6
67
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
9
-6
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
True
19
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
-8
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
28
8
16
50
5
8
62
4
4
100
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
25
24
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
27
6
16
38
0
2
0
0
0
0
8
6
14
1
0
1
1
2
12
22
double
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
20
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
2
100
4
6
10
3
1
2
0
1
6
20
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
16
5
7
71
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
2
12
13
none
Justin
Holiday
Justin Holiday
False
16
2
8
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
5
8
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
March
2016
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Jazz
Utah
True
Nets
Brooklyn
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
19
49
68
1921
2083
21
6
29
86
40
47
20
16
80
27
12
39
3
22
7
9
18
102
4
63
01
2
2022
77
4
011
08
73
77
06
83
00
44
21
22
1423
6060
75
32
43
2519
1610
64
27
26
96
85
51
136
21
77
31
32
3728
6060
6
0
0
20
7
35
0
0
0
7
0
7
0
4
2
2
14
60
3
1
33
22
7
32
11
8
73
7
6
13
0
4
1
2
23
60
7
3
43
25
16
64
2
2
100
8
5
13
2
7
3
3
37
60
5
2
40
19
10
53
7
6
86
5
1
6
1
7
1
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sergey
Karasev
Sergey Karasev
True
31
4
11
36
1
7
14
2
2
100
0
5
5
5
0
0
1
2
11
1
none
Brook
Lopez
Brook Lopez
True
31
4
8
50
0
0
0
1
1
100
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
9
9
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
30
7
11
64
0
0
0
2
2
100
4
10
14
1
2
2
0
2
16
9
double
Donald
Sloan
Donald Sloan
True
29
6
10
60
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
2
4
13
9
none
Bojan
Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
True
28
10
17
59
2
5
40
4
4
100
1
2
3
5
1
0
1
4
26
7
none
Sean
Kilpatrick
Sean Kilpatrick
False
20
3
7
43
1
3
33
5
6
83
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
12
-23
none
Shane
Larkin
Shane Larkin
False
18
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
2
-25
none
Thomas
Robinson
Thomas Robinson
False
17
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
3
6
0
0
1
3
0
6
-23
none
Markel
Brown
Markel Brown
False
16
1
7
14
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
-22
none
Chris
McCullough
Chris McCullough
False
15
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
2
5
-22
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Henry
Sims
Henry Sims
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
March
2016
Saturday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The Chicago Bulls ( 34 - 33 ) defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets ( 19 - 49 ) 118 - 102 , Thursday evening at United Center . Chicago got out to a great start , with a 55 - 37 first half but Brooklyn came out and scored as many points as they did in the entire first half , in the third quarter alone , bringing it to a five - point game heading into the fourth . However , Doug McDermott and the Bulls had the answer in the fourth as they out - scored the Nets 39 - 28 . McDermott scored 10 of his 25 points in the final quarter , as he notched his third straight game with more than 20 points . This was a big win for the Bulls as they are bunched up with the Pistons and the Wizards in the battle for eighth in the East . Chicago has now won seven of their last nine home games , while the Nets have lost four - straight on the road . In the absence of Pau Gasol ( knee ) , Chicago 's bench accounted for an impressive 60 points . Doug McDermott led the way with 25 points ( 8 - 16 FG , 5 - 8 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) , along with three rebounds and one assist , in 28 minutes off the bench . Jimmy Butler had a strong outing , with 22 points ( 7 - 12 FG , 0 - 1 3Pt , 8 - 8 FT ) , seven assists , three rebounds and one steal , in 32 minutes , while Bobby Portis logged a double - double with 12 points and 14 rebounds , in 28 minutes off the bench . The Bulls shot 49 percent form the field , 46 percent from long range and an impressive 15 - 15 from the free throw line . Bojan Bogdanovic followed up his career - high 44 - point performance with another strong game , this time finishing with a team - high 26 points ( 10 - 17 FG , 2 - 5 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) , along with five assists , three rebounds and one steal , in 29 minutes . Thaddeus Young tallied a double - double with 16 points and 14 rebounds , along with two steals , two blocked shots and one assist , in 31 minutes . The Nets struggled shooting from deep , going 6 - 21 , but shot a decent 47 percent from the field overall . Next , the Nets will head to Detroit to face off against the Pistons on Saturday . The Bulls will look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they host the Jazz on Saturday , in what will be the second of a four - game home stand .
The Chicago Bulls (34 - 33) defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets (19 - 49) 118 - 102, Thursday evening at United Center. Chicago got out to a great start, with a 55 - 37 first half but Brooklyn came out and scored as many points as they did in the entire first half, in the third quarter alone, bringing it to a five - point game heading into the fourth. However, Doug McDermott and the Bulls had the answer in the fourth as they out - scored the Nets 39 - 28. McDermott scored 10 of his 25 points in the final quarter, as he notched his third straight game with more than 20 points. This was a big win for the Bulls as they are bunched up with the Pistons and the Wizards in the battle for eighth in the East. Chicago has now won seven of their last nine home games, while the Nets have lost four - straight on the road. In the absence of Pau Gasol (knee), Chicago's bench accounted for an impressive 60 points. Doug McDermott led the way with 25 points (8 - 16 FG, 5 - 8 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), along with three rebounds and one assist, in 28 minutes off the bench. Jimmy Butler had a strong outing, with 22 points (7 - 12 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 8 - 8 FT), seven assists, three rebounds and one steal, in 32 minutes, while Bobby Portis logged a double - double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Bulls shot 49 percent form the field, 46 percent from long range and an impressive 15 - 15 from the free throw line. Bojan Bogdanovic followed up his career - high 44 - point performance with another strong game, this time finishing with a team - high 26 points (10 - 17 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), along with five assists, three rebounds and one steal, in 29 minutes. Thaddeus Young tallied a double - double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, along with two steals, two blocked shots and one assist, in 31 minutes. The Nets struggled shooting from deep, going 6 - 21, but shot a decent 47 percent from the field overall. Next, the Nets will head to Detroit to face off against the Pistons on Saturday. The Bulls will look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they host the Jazz on Saturday, in what will be the second of a four - game home stand.
The Chicago Bulls (34 - 33) defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets (19 - 49) 118 - 102, Thursday evening at United Center. Chicago got out to a great start, with a 55 - 37 first half but Brooklyn came out and scored as many points as they did in the entire first half, in the third quarter alone, bringing it to a five - point game heading into the fourth. However, Doug McDermott and the Bulls had the answer in the fourth as they out - scored the Nets 39 - 28. McDermott scored 10 of his 25 points in the final quarter, as he notched his third straight game with more than 20 points. This was a big win for the Bulls as they are bunched up with the Pistons and the Wizards in the battle for eighth in the East. Chicago has now won seven of their last nine home games, while the Nets have lost four - straight on the road. In the absence of Pau Gasol (knee), Chicago's bench accounted for an impressive 60 points. Doug McDermott led the way with 25 points (8 - 16 FG, 5 - 8 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), along with three rebounds and one assist, in 28 minutes off the bench. Jimmy Butler had a strong outing, with 22 points (7 - 12 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt, 8 - 8 FT), seven assists, three rebounds and one steal, in 32 minutes, while Bobby Portis logged a double - double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Bulls shot 49 percent form the field, 46 percent from long range and an impressive 15 - 15 from the free throw line. Bojan Bogdanovic followed up his career - high 44 - point performance with another strong game, this time finishing with a team - high 26 points (10 - 17 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT), along with five assists, three rebounds and one steal, in 29 minutes. Thaddeus Young tallied a double - double with 16 points and 14 rebounds, along with two steals, two blocked shots and one assist, in 31 minutes. The Nets struggled shooting from deep, going 6 - 21, but shot a decent 47 percent from the field overall. Next, the Nets will head to Detroit to face off against the Pistons on Saturday. The Bulls will look to keep their playoff hopes alive as they host the Jazz on Saturday, in what will be the second of a four - game home stand.
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<TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 8 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Holiday <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bojan Bogdanović <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 17 59 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Donald Sloan <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sean Kilpatrick <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sergey Karasev <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brook Lopez <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thomas Robinson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris McCullough <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markel Brown <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shane Larkin <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Sims <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none