Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets

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Chicago Bulls

3-3, 2-2 Away

Final
112 - 120

Brooklyn Nets

3-3, 2-1 Home

Can Thomas scores 32 points in the Nets' 120-112 victory over the Bulls

Ben Simmons shows off vision with half-court dime

Thomas scored eight straight points to give the Nets a 118-109 lead with 1:52 left.

Cam Johnson added 14 points in Brooklyn's second straight victory. Nic Claxton and Keon Johnson each had 12 points, and Ben Simmons had eight points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting and had 11 rebounds. Zach LaVine and Coby White each added 21 points, with White going 5 of 9 from 3-point range.

Takeaways Bulls: Chicago trailed by 10 in the third quarter with 9:35 minutes remaining before outscoring the Nets 30-17, thanks to 13 points from Vucevic.

Nets: Thomas entered the day as the NBA’s leader in fourth-quarter points with an average of 12.2.

Key moment Brooklyn led by a point with 4:03 left when Thomas outscored the Bulls 10-2 to extend the lead 118-109. Thomas hit a pair of free throws and followed LaVine’s layup with a layup of his own to make 112-109. He then hit a 3-pointer on Brooklyn’s following possession off Ayo Dosunmu's miss. Chicago missed its next three shots as Thomas hit a 3 to seal.

Key stat Vucevic flirted with perfections, hitting his first 10 shots from the field. His only miss was a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.

Up next The Nets host Detroit on Sunday, while the Bulls return home to face Utah on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

BKN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	112 - 120
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	112 - 120
4th 10.1	shot clock turnover	112 - 120
4th 28.2	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	112 - 120
4th 28.2	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Zach LaVine	112 - 120

Statistics

CHI		BKN
38-88	FG	49-94
43.2	Field Goal %	52.1
17-44	3PT	11-36
38.6	Three Point %	30.6
19-24	FT	11-13
79.2	Free Throw %	84.6
44	Rebounds	46
10	Offensive Rebounds	9
34	Defensive Rebounds	37
24	Assists	34
5	Steals	11
3	Blocks	6
16	Turnovers	10
0	Team Turnovers	1
16	Total Turnovers	11
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
10	Fast Break Points	19
40	Points in Paint	66
15	Fouls	20
4	Largest Lead	17

Brooklyn Nets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nolan Traore, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 10
Ziaire Williams, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Cam Thomas, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Day'Ron Sharpe, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Noah Clowney, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 3