Nets-Bulls Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Dec 07 2009 6:27PM

Joakim Noah and the Chicago Bulls have lost seven of eight, and their frustration appears to finally be boiling over.

The Bulls try for a badly needed victory when they host the NBA-worst New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.

Chicago (7-11) has dropped seven of eight after opening the season 6-4. The Bulls lost again Friday, 101-87 at Cleveland, and Noah became enraged at LeBron James, who danced along the sidelines during play while he was on the bench.

The Bulls' big man confronted the superstar when James re-entered the game and accused him of showing up his struggling team.

Coach Vinny Del Negro liked seeing Noah, emerging as an emotional leader, stand up to James.

"I was happy for Joakim," Del Negro said. "I thought it was the right thing. Everybody was feeling the same way, I think. But we have to play better and not put ourselves in that situation."

Things didn't get any better for Chicago the following night, as it lost 110-78 to Toronto. The Bulls shot a season-low 39.0 percent from the field and made four of 20 3-pointers.

Noah, averaging 10.8 points and a team-high 11.8 rebounds, drew the ire of Del Negro this time after picking up two technical fouls for arguing with officials in the third quarter. He had nine points and seven rebounds when he was ejected.

"He has to control his emotions," Del Negro said. "We've talked about this, not just with Joakim, but with other players. He has to understand how important it is that he is on the floor with us."

Noah and the Bulls are hoping for an easier time against the Nets (1-19). Chicago won six of the last seven meetings at the United Center, including four in a row by an average of 16.3 points.

The Bulls took three of four from New Jersey last season.

The Nets appeared to be headed for a second consecutive victory Sunday, leading New York by 13 in the second quarter, but lost 106-97. The defeat followed a 97-91 win over Charlotte on Friday that halted the worst start in league history.

"We lost a little bit of focus," said interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe, who is also the general manager. "We have to remember that every team, when we lose a little bit of focus, they're going to capitalize on it. It's a good lesson for us."

Vandeweghe has the Nets playing a quicker tempo, and they shot 58.0 percent and scored a season-best 61 points in the first half against the Knicks. However, they are the lowest-scoring team in the league at 87.6 points per game and are shooting an NBA-worst 41.0 percent.

Chris Douglas-Roberts will be looking for some consistency after making 12 of 19 shots for 26 points Sunday, which followed a 4-for-11, eight-point performance against the Bobcats.

The swingman topped 20 points in three of the last five games, but followed up two of those contests with single-digit scoring performances.

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Lopez, Harris propel Nets past Bulls

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 9, 2009 12:00AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Both the New Jersey Nets and the Chicago Bulls got what they deserved Tuesday at the United Center.

Behind gutsy and enthusiastic performances by Brook Lopez and Devin Harris, the Nets recorded their first road win of the season and second victory overall out of the first 21 games, a 103-101 tally over the Bulls. Lopez had 25 points and Harris had seven of his 17 in the fourth quarter. Chris Douglas-Roberts also chipped in 20 points.

Luol Deng and Derrick Rose had 27 apiece for the Bulls, who lost for the eighth time in their last nine games.

The Bulls (7-12), who were embarrassed in a 110-78 home loss to Toronto on Saturday, went into halftime locked at 54-54.

But after the Bulls' fast start, the Nets controlled the contest until the final eight minutes, when Rose and Deng led a Bulls' comeback .

For the Nets, the road win was perhaps more meaningful than the home victory against Charlotte last weekend.

"We were playing very confident,'' Lopez said. "Everyone was real clutch."

"We felt we had control,'' Harris said. "We let that [fourth-quarter] lead diminish, but we came back when we needed to."

The Bulls came out strong, running out to a 20-12 lead halfway through the first quarter. But the Nets were scoring most of their points in the paint, with numerous alley-oop layups and jump shots to stay close, while the Bulls were making jumpers with no inside presence.

The Nets got hot at the end of the first, scoring the final eight points to take a 26-24 lead.

The Nets also scored the first seven points of the second to grab a 33-24 lead. The Bulls tied the game at halftime on a 3-pointer by Deng, whose 27 points were a season high.

But the Bulls began the third slowly, as the Nets scored the first 10 points of the quarter (Douglas-Roberts had six of the points on layups) to secure a 80-70 lead heading into the fourth.

The Bulls made things interesting by scoring the first nine points of the fourth, eventually tying the game at 82-82 on 3-pointers by John Salmons and Deng. With 2:55 left, Rose scored following a steal by Salmons to give the Bulls a 94-93 lead -- their first lead since the first quarter.

The Nets took a 103-100 lead with six seconds left on a pair of Rafer Alston free throws, then fouled Rose before he could line up a 3-pointer, giving the Nets their second win of the season.

"This is really about our guys coming to play at the end,'' interim Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe said. "It was a game of runs. They came back on us, and we learned the lesson of how to come back on them."

"Every loss hurts,'' Joakim Noah said. "I think we are competing well in spurts, but we are not going 100 percent for 48 minutes right now."

"We had good performances from a few guys,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "But our turnovers hurt us, and we missed too many free throws."

The box score backed up Del Negro: the Bulls missed eight of 23 from the free-throw line. The Nets also scored 20 points off Bulls turnovers.

The Nets can earn their first winning streak of the season at home Wednesday against Golden State, which has the second-worst record in the Western Conference. The Bulls, meanwhile, have to fly to Atlanta to play the Hawks.

"You keep playing,'' Del Negro said. "There are lots of games left. You keep fighting and keep scrapping and find a way to keep yourself in games."

• Nets: Hayes, Najera, Yi
• Bulls: James

• Nets: --
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #62 Brian Forte, #67 John Goble
• Attendance: 17872
• Duration: 2:23

New Jersey Nets (4-30)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Lopez (Miller gains possession)
	11:47 [CHI 2-0]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Harris 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:18 [NJN 3-2]
	11:03 [CHI 4-3]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:56	Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:56
Team Rebound	10:56
Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:56 [NJN 4-4]
	10:43 [CHI 7-4]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
	10:30	Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Douglas-Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed	10:16
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:15
Lopez Tip Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:15	Team Rebound
	10:06	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Douglas-Roberts (1 BLK)
	10:06	Team Rebound
	10:00	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harris (1 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)	09:46
	09:42	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harris (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	09:42
Boone Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)	09:28 [NJN 6-7]
	09:09 [CHI 9-6]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
Lopez Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)	08:53 [NJN 8-9]
	08:35	Deng Floating Jump shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:33
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:25	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:17	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:16
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Missed	08:03
Boone Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:02
Boone Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:02 [NJN 10-9]
Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:50
	07:50 [CHI 10-10]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:50 [CHI 11-10]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
Boone Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:35
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	07:12
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:12
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed	07:12
Team Rebound	07:12
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:12
Lee Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:02
Lee Substitution replaced by Dooling	07:02
	06:53 [CHI 13-10]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)
Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (1 ST)	06:41
	06:36	Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Douglas-Roberts (2 BLK)
	06:34	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:33 [CHI 15-10]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Dooling Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:07 [CHI 17-10]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Harris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:07
	06:07 [CHI 18-10]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:01
Lopez Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Douglas-Roberts (1 AST)	05:53 [NJN 12-18]
	05:45	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dooling (1 ST)
Dooling Layup Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:32	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:31	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:26	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lopez (1 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:15	Team Rebound
	05:01 [CHI 20-12]	Noah Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
	04:49	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Boone Substitution replaced by Simmons	04:49
Douglas-Roberts Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Simmons (1 AST)	04:45 [NJN 14-20]
	04:32 [CHI 22-14]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:19 [NJN 16-22]
	04:01	Deng Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:00
Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:54 [NJN 18-22]
	03:37	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Dooling (2 ST)
Dooling Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Salmons (2 ST)	03:35
	03:31	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:30
Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Douglas-Roberts Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:15
	03:15	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Harris Substitution replaced by Alston	03:15
	03:12	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Simmons 3pt Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:51	Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo
	02:34 [CHI 24-18]	Gibson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
	02:18	Gibson Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Douglas-Roberts Free Throw Technical Missed	02:18
Team Rebound	02:18
Alston Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:08 [NJN 20-24]
	01:52	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
	01:51	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:51	Deng Tip Shot: Missed
Simmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:49
Simmons 3pt Shot: Missed	01:36
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:35
Lopez Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Alston (1 AST)	01:15 [NJN 22-24]
	00:55.9	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Simmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:54.7
Dooling Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Simmons (2 AST)	00:52.0 [NJN 24-24]
	00:33.9	Noah Hook Shot: Missed
Simmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:31.8
Alston Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:25.8 [NJN 26-24]
	00:03.8	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:02.6
Douglas-Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New Jersey Nets (4-30)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Alston Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:40 [NJN 28-24]
	11:18	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	11:17	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:17	Gibson Tip Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
Alston 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Simmons (3 AST)	10:55 [NJN 31-24]
	10:37	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Alston (1 ST)
Battie Jump Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:19	Salmons Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Battie Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:12
	10:12	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:12	Team Rebound
	10:12	Salmons Substitution replaced by Rose
	10:12	Johnson Turnover : Lane Violation (1 TO)
Battie Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Alston (2 AST)	09:54 [NJN 33-24]
	09:40	Pargo Layup Shot: Missed
	09:39	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:38 [CHI 26-33]	Gibson Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harris Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	09:15
	09:13	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Battie Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [CHI 27-33]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Hassell Substitution replaced by Lee	09:01
	09:01 [CHI 28-33]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Battie Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Simmons (4 AST)	08:42 [NJN 35-28]
	08:25	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:24
Alston Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	08:18
	08:16	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:10	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battie (1 BLK)
	08:10	Team Rebound
	08:10	Timeout : Regular
	08:10	Pargo Substitution replaced by Deng
Simmons Substitution replaced by Lopez	08:10
	07:57 [CHI 30-35]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
	07:38	Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:20 [CHI 32-35]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
	07:20	Johnson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:50	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:49	Team Rebound
Battie Substitution replaced by Boone	06:49
	06:45 [CHI 34-35]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Alston Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:32 [NJN 37-34]
	06:23	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Alston (2 ST)
	06:19	Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:19 [NJN 38-34]
Alston Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts	06:19
	06:19	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:19 [NJN 39-34]
	06:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:13	Johnson Substitution replaced by Salmons
	06:08 [CHI 36-39]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Lee Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harris (3 AST)	05:47 [NJN 41-36]
	05:31	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:29
Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	05:21
	05:15	Salmons Layup Shot: Missed
	05:12	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:09	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Boone Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:06
Lopez Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:53 [NJN 43-36]
	04:36 [CHI 38-43]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lopez (1 AST)	04:11 [NJN 45-38]
	04:01 [CHI 40-45]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Harris Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	03:52
Boone Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:41
	03:41	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:41	Team Rebound
	03:41 [CHI 41-45]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:30	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:30 [NJN 46-41]
Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	03:30 [NJN 47-41]
	03:19 [CHI 43-47]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:11 [NJN 49-43]
	03:05 [CHI 45-49]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Boone Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harris (4 AST)	02:53 [NJN 51-45]
	02:39 [CHI 47-51]	Salmons Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	02:21
Lopez Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:18
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	02:17
	02:15	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:04	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	02:03	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:02 [CHI 49-51]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Boone Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:02
	02:02	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Boone Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:01
Lopez Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:49
Lopez Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:49
	01:25	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	01:25	Team Rebound
	01:25	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Lopez Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:11 [NJN 53-49]
	00:52.3 [CHI 51-53]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)
Douglas-Roberts Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Boone Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:34.4
	00:21.4	Deng Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lee Substitution replaced by Dooling	00:21.4
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:21.4
Team Rebound	00:21.4
	00:21.4	Team Timeout : Short
Boone Substitution replaced by Battie	00:21.4
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:21.4 [NJN 54-51]
	00:03.5 [CHI 54-54]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
New Jersey Nets (4-30)		Chicago Bulls (14-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	11:46
Boone Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	11:45
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:35 [NJN 56-54]
	11:15	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:14
	11:14	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	11:02	Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	11:02 [NJN 57-54]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:02 [NJN 58-54]
	10:40	Deng Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
	10:39	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:35	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	10:20
	10:18	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:13	Salmons Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boone (1 BLK)
	10:13	Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:55	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Lopez (1 BLK)
	09:55	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	09:55	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Harris Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:44 [NJN 60-54]
	09:44	Deng Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Harris Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	09:44
	09:42	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:26	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Lee (2 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	09:20 [NJN 62-54]
	09:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:03	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Harris (2 ST)
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Harris (5 AST)	08:58 [NJN 64-54]
Lopez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:41
	08:41 [CHI 55-64]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:41	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
	08:41	Salmons Substitution replaced by Pargo
	08:41 [CHI 56-64]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:26
	08:09	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lopez (2 ST)
	08:09	Deng Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	08:09	Deng Substitution replaced by Johnson
	07:50	Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	07:50 [NJN 65-56]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:50 [NJN 66-56]
	07:41 [CHI 58-66]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:22
Lopez Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	07:21
Lopez Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:21 [NJN 68-58]
	07:07 [CHI 60-68]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
	06:47	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:47 [NJN 69-60]
Douglas-Roberts Substitution replaced by Alston	06:47
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:47 [NJN 70-60]
	06:36	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	06:35	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	06:31	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boone (2 BLK)
	06:30	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:27 [CHI 62-70]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	06:10	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:10 [NJN 71-62]
Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:10 [NJN 72-62]
	05:58	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Boone Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	05:57
Alston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:47
	05:27	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Boone Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	05:25
Lee Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	05:03
	05:00	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:57	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Harris (3 ST)
Lopez Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Harris (6 AST)	04:54 [NJN 74-62]
	04:29 [CHI 64-74]	Noah Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Harris Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	04:12
	04:08	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Harris (4 ST)
Lopez Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:55
Lopez Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:55
Harris Substitution replaced by Dooling	03:55
	03:34	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:33
Lee 3pt Shot: Missed	03:27
	03:25	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	03:18	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:17
Alston Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	03:12
Lopez Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:09
	03:09	Johnson Substitution replaced by Salmons
Team Timeout : Regular	03:09
Boone Substitution replaced by Simmons	03:09
Lopez Substitution replaced by Battie	03:09
	03:09 [CHI 65-74]	Pargo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:09 [CHI 66-74]	Pargo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:55 [NJN 76-66]
	02:36	Gibson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:17	Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:02 [CHI 68-76]	Pargo Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:37 [CHI 70-76]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Simmons 3pt Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:06	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:06
	01:06	Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Lee Substitution replaced by Douglas-Roberts	01:06
Simmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:06 [NJN 77-70]
	01:06	Noah Substitution replaced by Johnson
	01:06	Rose Substitution replaced by Hunter
Simmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:06 [NJN 78-70]
	00:57.9	Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dooling (3 ST)
	00:55.5	Pargo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:55.5 [NJN 79-70]
Alston Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:55.5 [NJN 80-70]
	00:31.9	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:30.6
Alston Floating Jump shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.8	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Dooling Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:05.6
	00:00.1	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:40
Alston Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:16	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Battie Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:11
	11:11	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:11	Team Rebound
Alston Substitution replaced by Harris	11:11
	11:11	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Battie Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:10
Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:48	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Battie Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:30
Simmons Substitution replaced by Boone	10:30
	10:30	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:30	Team Rebound
	10:30	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boone Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	10:29
Douglas-Roberts Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:03
	10:02	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:54 [CHI 72-80]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)
Battie Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:28 [CHI 74-80]	Rose Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:28
Dooling Substitution replaced by Lopez	09:28
Battie Substitution replaced by Lee	09:28
Harris Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Noah (2 ST)	09:18
Harris Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:14
	09:10 [CHI 76-80]	Deng Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (3 BLK)	08:44
Boone Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	08:41
Douglas-Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
Team Rebound	08:39
Boone Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	08:14 [CHI 79-80]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)
Lee Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	07:51
Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	07:48
Lopez Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS)	07:46 [NJN 82-79]
	07:31 [CHI 82-82]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
	07:11	Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Lopez Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	07:11 [NJN 83-82]
Lopez Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	07:11 [NJN 84-82]
	06:55	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:53
	06:51	Gibson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:51 [NJN 85-82]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:51 [NJN 86-82]
	06:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:37	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	06:35
Harris Layup Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:16	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:12	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Douglas-Roberts (3 BLK)
	06:10	Deng Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	06:09 [CHI 84-86]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:52 [NJN 88-84]
	05:34	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:33	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	05:33	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	05:32	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	05:30 [CHI 86-88]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	05:02
	05:01	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	04:48 [CHI 88-88]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	04:48
Harris 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	04:26 [NJN 91-88]
Lee Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:06
Boone Substitution replaced by Battie	04:06
	03:53 [CHI 90-91]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)	03:35 [NJN 93-90]
	03:21 [CHI 92-93]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Jump Ball Gibson vs Douglas-Roberts (Noah gains possession)	03:07
Douglas-Roberts Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Salmons (3 ST)	03:07
	02:55 [CHI 94-93]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:46 [NJN 95-94]
	02:29	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Douglas-Roberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:28
Douglas-Roberts Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lopez (2 AST)	02:11 [NJN 97-94]
	02:10	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:56	Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Douglas-Roberts (1 ST)
Lee Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:52 [NJN 99-94]
	01:38	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:37
Harris Jump Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:21	Team Rebound
	01:17	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lee (1 BLK)
	01:17	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
Battie Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:17
	01:17 [CHI 95-99]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	01:17 [CHI 96-99]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Lopez Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (4 BLK)	01:04
	01:00	Salmons Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Harris Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:52.8
	00:52.8 [CHI 97-99]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	00:52.8 [CHI 98-99]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Douglas-Roberts Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (5 BLK)	00:35.4
Team Rebound	00:35.4
Harris 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.3
	00:27.3	Team Rebound
	00:27.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:19.5 [CHI 100-99]	Rose Running Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:19.5
Battie Substitution replaced by Alston	00:19.5
Harris Driving Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:14.9 [NJN 101-100]
	00:14.9	Team Timeout : Short
Alston Substitution replaced by Battie	00:14.9
	00:07.1	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:07.1
	00:07.1	Rose Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Battie Substitution replaced by Alston	00:07.1
	00:06.3	Gibson Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:06.3 [NJN 102-100]
	00:06.3	Gibson Substitution replaced by Pargo
Alston Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:06.3 [NJN 103-100]
Harris Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:02.1
	00:02.1 [CHI 101-103]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
Alston Substitution replaced by Battie	00:02.1
	00:02.1	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Lopez Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	00:00.1
End of 4th Quarter

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