The Brooklyn Nets traveled to the United Center Wednesday to face the Chicago Bulls, losing 121-112. This is his second time these teams have faced each other this season, and Chicago currently leads the regular season series with him 2–0.
In the Nets, Kevin Durant recorded 44 points and 5 assists, and Kyrie Irving scored 25 points (shooting from the field was only 10-24) and 8 assists. Seth Curry scored 22 and Nick Claxton scored 11.
For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and seven rebounds, while Patrick Williams had 22 points and two steals. Nikola Vucevic had his 21 points and Ayo Dosunmu had 17.
From the start, the Nets couldn’t do much to stop the Bulls. The Bulls had a 53.1% shooting percentage from the field, which was attributed to the Nets’ excellent defense in the second half.
Rebounding was a problem for the Nets. Brooklyn failed to score many offensive rebounds for him, so many one-off offensive trips on him disrupted the rhythm and allowed Chicago to get out of transition. The Bulls had momentum for most of this game, and it showed in the way they played offense all night.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nets’ loss to the Bulls:
Finals: The Bulls defeated the Nets, 121-112. Kevin Durant had his 44 points and the team had a tough night from his 3. The streak was snapped at twelve. Hopefully TJ Warren is fine. The team heads to NOLA on Friday.
— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) January 5, 2023
The Nets’ 12-game winning streak is over.
The Bulls won 121-112.
KD finished with 44 points and was 15-22 from the field.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) January 5, 2023
From net PR
Kevin Durant (game-high 42 points) recorded his third 40-point game of the season.Durant is the second player in franchise history to record a 40-point game in Chicago (Vince Carter – 43 Points – April 11, 2006 in Chicago).
— Net Daily (@NetsDaily) January 5, 2023
Overreacting is crazy. Some need to relax.
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) January 5, 2023
The Bulls snapped the Nets’ 12-game winning streak despite scoring 44 points from Kevin Durant.
Brooklyn dug a hole through the gate with a poor defensive effort.
And the poor showing from the supporting cast kept them from digging into themselves.
— Eric Slater (@erikslater_) January 5, 2023
Rough game and first loss in a month for all role players except Seth Curry. Don’t worry. Will definitely go back.
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) January 5, 2023
I’m going to get back on my feet without losing a month!
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) January 5, 2023