The Nets dug themselves a big hole early on Tuesday night in Chicago, making just 4 of their first 18 shots and trailing by as many as 14 points in the first quarter. They turned it around in the second however, making 12 of their first 13 shots in the quarter and taking a two point lead into the half. The game remained close until midway through the fourth, when the Bulls began to pull away as the Nets missed seven straight shots. A 17-8 Chicago run put the game away and gave the Bulls their first win over the Nets in their last nine meetings. The difference in the game was the three-point shooting, as Chicago hit 10-of-21 from downtown while the Nets hit just 3-of-14 from beyond the arc. Andres Nocioni was huge for the Bulls, scoring 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range. Nenad Krstic scored a career-high 29 points for the Nets, but did not take a shot in the final 6:57 of the game. Vince Carter scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Jason Kidd added 10 boards and 13 assists, but the two combined to shoot just 9-of-34 from the field.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Nocioni, Bulls keep Nets struggling - NBA.com (Ticker)
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Chicago 95, New Jersey 87 - AP
- Nets' Slip is Showing - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Reeling Nets off target and on skids in Chicago - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- 'Desperate' and 'Struggle,' Words Familiar to the Nets - Brian Hamilton - New York Times
- Deng, Nocioni pin loss on Nets - Mike McGraw - Arlington Heights Herald
- Nocioni helps net a victory - Fred Mitchell - Chicago Tribune
- Scrappy win just what Bulls need - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Bulls - Brian Kersey - AP
- Nets go into break on bad note - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets run out of gas in listless loss to Bulls - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Richard Jefferson Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Nenad Krstic Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network