Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationCan Thomas scores 32 points in the Nets' 120-112 victory over the Bulls
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.
Nets: Thomas entered the day as the NBA’s leader in fourth-quarter points with an average of 12.2.
Regular Season Series
BKN leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
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 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,977 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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