Overview
- Michael Porter Jr. delivered 33 points and 10 rebounds as Brooklyn hit 19 of 46 from three, with Noah Clowney adding 20 points on six triples.
- Josh Giddey recorded a 28-11-11 triple-double for Chicago, his second in six games, but the Bulls could not close the gap.
- Nic Claxton narrowly missed a triple-double with 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to anchor a balanced Nets effort.
- The Bulls were without Coby White (calf), Kevin Huerter (hamstring) and Isaac Okoro (back), and rookie Noa Essengue will undergo left-shoulder surgery that ends his season.
- Chicago fell to 9-12 with its fifth loss in a row after its lowest-scoring, worst-shooting first half of the season, while Brooklyn secured consecutive wins for the first time this year.