Overview
- The Bulls won 124-102 at United Center on Sunday, two days after Brooklyn edged them 112-109 in New York on Michael Porter Jr.’s go-ahead layup.
- Coby White scored 24 points on 7-of-11 from deep as Chicago made 20 threes and tied a season high with 41 assists.
- With Porter resting, Brooklyn fell to a reported 0-8 without him and is 12-28 after dropping nine of its last 11 games.
- Nikola Vučević had 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Chicago’s two-big look with Jalen Smith (12 points, 10 rebounds) set the tone inside.
- Cam Thomas recorded a career-tying 10 assists and rookie Nolan Traore led the Nets with 16 points, but a 39-22 first quarter put the game out of reach.