Eastern Conference Showdown: Brooklyn Nets Vs Chicago Bulls 01-12-2022
This could be a little preview for the playoffs this coming year. The battle of the two top teams in the Eastern Conference. In this game, the Nets dominated the Bulls 138-112.Led by Kevin Durant, he ended up with 27 points in the game. With some help of James Harden, 25 points and 21 points for Patty Mills.
Kyrie Irving played his third game and shot 4/10 scoring only 9 points The Nets are still 1.5 games behind the Chicago Bulls.
Zach Lavine ended up with 22 points and DeRozan with 19 points.
At one point, the Bulls were tied at 71. Brooklyn put a stop to LaVine and DeRozan. The Bulls shot 30.4% from the field in the 3rd quarter. The Bulls got outworked and out hustled. The Nets were up almost 30 points. They went on a 16-0 run in the 3rd quarter and never looked back.
Here are some highlights of the game:
DeMar gets us started!@DeMar_DeRozan | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/lR426XxmuR
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
Zo to Zach!@ZachLaVine | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/Hsju48E2wE
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
Coby’s 2/2 from deep to start the game 🔥🔥@CobyWhite | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/lcGmNS417N
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
FLIGHT 8 ✈️@ZachLaVine | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/coJkhDQ9lU
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
Coby is a one-man fastbreak!@CobyWhite | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/VX457SgfF9
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
Zach’s stepback game stays pretty.@ZachLaVine | #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/o65v81qJvZ
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
LIVE: Zach LaVine media availability after tonight’s game against the Nets https://t.co/e08qJvlZqI
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 13, 2022
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