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Nets Edge Bulls 112-109 as Porter’s Late Layup Ends Five-Game Slide

The finish highlighted Brooklyn's season-long struggles in close games.

Overview

  • With 11.4 seconds left, Tre Jones put Chicago ahead 109-108 before Michael Porter Jr. scored off a Nolan Traore feed, Drake Powell intercepted the ensuing inbounds pass, and Noah Clowney hit two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining.
  • Porter led Brooklyn with 26 points and seven rebounds, and Clowney added 23 points and 11 rebounds in a bounceback performance.
  • The Nets tied a season high with 19 three-pointers, tallied 30 assists, shot 42.9%, and outrebounded the Bulls 47-41.
  • Despite surrendering a 20-point cushion, Brooklyn secured its second victory over Chicago this season.
  • Nikola Vucevic scored 19 and Ayo Dosunmu added 18 off the bench for Chicago, which has dropped five of its past seven games.