Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls
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Porter scores 33 points to lead Nets past Bulls 113-103 for their 2nd straight win
Noah Clowney scored 18 of his 20 points the second half to help the Nets improve to 5-16. Nic Claxton had 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Josh Giddey had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his fifth triple-double this season for Chicago. The Bulls dropped to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Chicago played without seven injured players, including rookie forward Noa Essengue, the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft, who will have surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season.
Porter followed up on a season-high 35-point effort in a 116-103 home victory over Charlotte on Monday night. Against Chicago, Porter hit four of his five 3-point baskets in the second half as Brooklyn pushed back after Chicago narrowed the Nets lead to as little as five.
Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Ayo Dosunmu added 16 points, but Chicago was held to 42.2% shooting and committed 16 turnovers.
Bulls: Host Indiana on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
BKN leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 113 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 103 |
| 4th 7.4 |  |
shot clock turnover | 113 - 103 |
| 4th 28.6 | |
Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 113 - 103 |
| 4th 32.0 |  |
Emanuel Miller misses two point shot | 113 - 103 |
Statistics
 BKN |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-78 | FG | 38-90 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 19-46 | 3PT | 7-30 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 18-22 | FT | 20-25 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 84 | Percent Led | 10 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Matas Buzelis, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anfernee Simons, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Guerschon Yabusele, F | Out | Apr 10 |
| Nick Richards, C | Out | Apr 10 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Traore, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Nic Claxton, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Ziaire Williams, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Terance Mann, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,633 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
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