National Basketball Association
Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, April 22, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
#35 Kane Fitzgerald, #13 Monty McCutchen, #22 Bill Spooner, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
17732
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Bulls 90, Nets 82: Luol Deng had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Carlos Boozer added 13 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago dispatched host Brooklyn to even up the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Kirk Hinrich scored 13 points and Joakim Noah had 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls rebounded from a Game 1 loss and held the Nets to 35.4 percent shooting from the field. Game 3 is Thursday in Chicago.
Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Joe Johnson added 17 for Brooklyn. Deron Williams had 10 assists, but was held to eight points of 1-of-9 shooting after scoring 22 points in Saturday’s opener.
Chicago led 47-46 at halftime and dominated the third quarter en route to taking a 12-point lead into the final stanza. Brooklyn was held to 2-of-19 shooting in the third, missing its last 10 shots while being outscored 22-11.
The Nets’ slump extended to 11 straight misses before it concluded and they soon rattled off nine straight points to pull within 73-68 with 7:54 remaining. Johnson’s 3-pointer cut Chicago’s lead to 80-76 with 4:11 left before the Bulls used a 7-2 run to get the lead back to nine on a free throw by Noah with 50.2 seconds to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago had a 42-30 edge per points in the paint. … Williams, Johnson and F Gerald Wallace were a combined 8-for-34 from the field. … Backup PG Nate Robinson also reached double figures for the Bulls with 11 points.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Brooklyn |
|
Luol Deng 15 |
Scoring |
Brook Lopez 21 |
|
Kirk Hinrich 5 |
Assists |
Deron Williams 10 |
|
Carlos Boozer 12 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Evans 8 |
|
Jimmy Butler 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Brook Lopez 7 |
|
Kirk Hinrich 2 |
Steals |
Reggie Evans 2 |
|
Jimmy Butler 2 |
Blocks |
Brook Lopez 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago
|
90 |
48.1 |
3-12 |
13-23 |
21 |
44 |
7 |
6 |
14 |
| Brooklyn
|
82 |
35.4 |
4-21 |
20-23 |
22 |
39 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Chicago. 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 at home against Brooklyn. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.