After not playing a game with each other since February 13th, Brooklyn’s Big 3 were all ready to suit up for battle against the Bulls.
Kyrie Irving took the lead to start the game, going for 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting in the first two periods. Kevin Durant, on the other hand, went for a rare 2-for-11 in the first half.. As for James Harden (3 PTS, 5 ASTS, 4 REBS, 1-3 FG), he was doing everything but shooting the ball a lot in the first half.
The Nets found themselves up 61-51 after the half despite starting the game down 12-0. Chicago were showing their presence on the offensive glass in the first half, grabbing eight offensive rebounds. Those offensive rebounds led to 18 second chance points.
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The Nets kept building on their momentum in the second half and they pushed their lead to 20 at one point. They muscled through to win the game 105-91 as five players cracked double-digits in points while Kyrie Irving went for the team-high with 22 points. Bruce Brown (16 PTS, 12 REBS, 8-13 FG) had a monster double-double in this game and Nicolas Claxton (10 PTS, 8 REBS, 4-4 FG) recorded a bizarre +28 plus-minus on the day. Talk about scary.
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