The Bulls were playing for the playoffs Tuesday night at the United Center and they were able to fight off the Nets to pull back into a tie with the Sixers for the eighth spot in the East. The game was tight throughout, but the Nets were never able to get the lead back in the final six minutes. Ben Gordon scored eight points in less than a minute to give the Bulls a seven-point lead with 1:22 to go, and while the Nets kept it interesting after that (including a half-court shot from Vince Carter at the buzzer), the Bulls never gave them a chance to tie or take the lead. The Nets scored 101 points, but got some poor shooting performances from Jason Kidd (1-7) and the bench (3-12). Carter led all scorers with 43 points and Richard Jefferson added 22.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Gordon Carries Bulls Over Nets Late - NBA.com (Ticker)
- With a Lot More to Lose, Gordon and Bulls Don't - John Eligon - New York Times
- Nets appear to barely care about this one - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Gordon Sinks Nets - Andrew Seligman - AP
- Nets play on toward playoffs - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Gordon Scorches Nets - Marlen Garcia - Chicago Tribune
- Gordon gores Nets - Mike McGraw - Arlington Heights Herald
- Bulls regain upper hand - Brian Hanley - Chicago Sun-Times
- The experts breakdown the Nets' loss to the Bulls (Video) - Marv Albert & Mark Jackson - YES Network
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Photo Gallery: Nets vs. Bulls - Brian Kersey - AP
- Nets fall to hungry Bulls - Al Iannazzone - The Record