National Basketball Association
Chicago 84, Brooklyn 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 17, 2011
Where: Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #42 Eric Lewis, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance:
18351
By SportsDirect Inc.
Derrick Rose scored 21 points and Luol Deng added 19 as the Chicago Bulls beat the host New Jersey Nets 84-73 on Thursday.
Omer Asik added 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for Chicago (49-18), which moved a half-game ahead of the Boston Celtics in the race for the Eastern Conference’s top seed.
Brook Lopez scored 22 points for New Jersey (22-44), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
Deng broke a tie with a 19-footer to give the Bulls a 71-69 lead with 3:57 remaining. Rose added a layup 40 seconds later and the Bulls took a 10-point lead on Kurt Thomas’ basket with one minute left.
Chicago led by 10 after three quarters but New Jersey started the final period with a 9-2 run to move within 62-59 on Sasha Vujacic’s 3-point basket with 8:01 to play. The Nets caught the Bulls at 65 on Lopez’s basket with 5:50 left.
Kris Humphries added 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Nets, while Vujacic also scored 13 points.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Brooklyn |
|
Derrick Rose 21 |
Scoring |
Brook Lopez 22 |
|
Joakim Noah 6 |
Assists |
Deron Williams 11 |
|
Omer Asik 16 |
Rebounds |
Kris Humphries 16 |
|
Derrick Rose 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Brook Lopez 6 |
|
Derrick Rose 2 |
Steals |
Anthony Morrow 1 |
|
Omer Asik 2 |
Blocks |
Kris Humphries 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago
|
84 |
40.7 |
4-20 |
14-22 |
19 |
50 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
| Brooklyn
|
73 |
34.9 |
3-19 |
12-18 |
22 |
46 |
8 |
2 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.