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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, April 22, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #13 Monty McCutchen, #22 Bill Spooner, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance: 17732

Bulls 90, Nets 82:
Luol Deng had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Carlos Boozer added 13 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago dispatched host Brooklyn to even up the Eastern Conference first-round series.

Kirk Hinrich scored 13 points and Joakim Noah had 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls rebounded from a Game 1 loss and held the Nets to 35.4 percent shooting from the field. Game 3 is Thursday in Chicago.

Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Joe Johnson added 17 for Brooklyn. Deron Williams had 10 assists, but was held to eight points of 1-of-9 shooting after scoring 22 points in Saturday’s opener.

Chicago led 47-46 at halftime and dominated the third quarter en route to taking a 12-point lead into the final stanza. Brooklyn was held to 2-of-19 shooting in the third, missing its last 10 shots while being outscored 22-11.

The Nets’ slump extended to 11 straight misses before it concluded and they soon rattled off nine straight points to pull within 73-68 with 7:54 remaining. Johnson’s 3-pointer cut Chicago’s lead to 80-76 with 4:11 left before the Bulls used a 7-2 run to get the lead back to nine on a free throw by Noah with 50.2 seconds to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Chicago had a 42-30 edge per points in the paint. … Williams, Johnson and F Gerald Wallace were a combined 8-for-34 from the field. … Backup PG Nate Robinson also reached double figures for the Bulls with 11 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Brooklyn
Luol Deng 15 Scoring Brook Lopez 21
Kirk Hinrich 5 Assists Deron Williams 10
Carlos Boozer 12 Rebounds Reggie Evans 8
Jimmy Butler 3 Free Throws Made Brook Lopez 7
Kirk Hinrich 2 Steals Reggie Evans 2
Jimmy Butler 2 Blocks Brook Lopez 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 90 48.1 3-12 13-23 21 44 7 6 14
Brooklyn 82 35.4 4-21 20-23 22 39 5 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.