Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball Association
Porter makes go-ahead basket and the Nets beat the Bulls 112-109 to snap a 5-game skid
Porter scored 26 points and Noah Clowney had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Day'Ron Sharpe scored 14 points and rookie Danny Wolf had 13.
Nikola Vucevic scored 19 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 18 for the Bulls in the opener of a home-and-home series.
Coach Jordi Fernandez thought the Nets could’ve won all three games on their just-completed road trip, but it appeared they wouldn't need to worry about another close finish after a 15-0 run in the second quarter helped them take a 17-point halftime lead, their second-largest of the season.
Cam Thomas’ 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter made it 92-72 before the Bulls scored the next 11 points. Thomas hit another 3 to stop that surge, and the Nets still led by six with under a minute remaining.
The Bulls then scored seven straight points to go ahead 109-108 on Tre Jones’ layup with 11.4 seconds remaining. The Nets ran a play to get Porter the ball near the basket, and he put the Nets back on top. Rookie Drake Powell then stole Chicago’s pass in from the sideline and Clowney's two free throws made it 112-109 before Vucevic missed a rushed 3-pointer.
Brooklyn had a 42-38 lead with about 4 1/2 minutes remaining in the second quarter that should've been cut to two, but Matas Buzelis missed a fast-break dunk attempt with nobody around. Clowney then converted a pair of three-point plays during a personal run of seven straight points, and after Porter made a 3-pointer, Clowney hit one to extend the lead to 17 before Egor Demin made two free throws to end the run and make it 57-38.
Regular Season Series
BKN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Bulls offensive team rebound | 109 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Nikola Vucevic misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot | 109 - 112 |
| 4th 2.5 |  |
Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 - 112 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-86 | FG | 39-91 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-35 | 3PT | 19-40 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 16-20 | FT | 15-17 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 24 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 95 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Egor Demin, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Tyler Bilodeau, F | Out | Oct 25 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nic Claxton, C | Out | Nov 3 |
| Jalen Smith, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Indiana
Milwaukee2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W4 | 0.875 | 7 |
 Boston |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Toronto |
2.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 New York |
3.5 | 4 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Brooklyn |
5.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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