Overview
- Michael Porter Jr. scored the go-ahead layup with 5.4 seconds left as Brooklyn edged Chicago 112-109 at Barclays Center.
- Noah Clowney added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who had led by 20 early in the fourth quarter before the Bulls rallied.
- Chicago briefly went ahead 109-108 on Tre Jones’ layup with 11.4 seconds remaining before Porter’s basket and a Drake Powell steal sealed the result.
- Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 18, while Day’Ron Sharpe scored 14 and rookie Danny Wolf posted 13 for Brooklyn.
- The teams complete the home-and-home on Sunday in Chicago after Brooklyn snapped its five-game losing streak with the win.