The good news is that the Nets didn't have the fewest wins in 2010. The Kings had 17 and the Timberwolves had 16. The bad news is that the Nets' fourth straight loss, a 90-81 defeat in Chicago on Friday afternoon, kept them on 18.
It was an ugly game that the Bulls led by two at the half and by seven at the end of the third quarter. The Nets were back within two with six minutes left in the fourth, but they missed on their only chance to tie and the Bulls put them away with an 13-4 run over the next four-plus minutes.
Both teams shot just 40 percent from the field, but the Nets committed 16 turnovers and the Bulls had the advantage beyond the arc and at the line. Carlos Boozer led the Bulls with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez had 19 and seven for the Nets, while Stephen Graham and Travis Outlaw had 16 apiece. Devin Harris finished with 10 points and nine assists, but shot just 5-for-13 from the field.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
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Nets-Bulls notebook - Kent McDill - NBA.com
- Boozer leads Bulls past Nets 90-81 - Andrew Seligman - AP
- Nets-Bulls notebook - Kent McDill - NBA.com
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Nets come up short vs. Bulls - Fred Kerber - New York Post
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Nets were on Boozer's radar - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets lose to Bulls on New Year's Eve, 90-81 - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Nets' Troy Murphy heads home with illness - Colin Stephenson - Star-Ledger
- Rose keys fourth quarter run as Bulls send Nets to another loss - Stefan Bondy - New York Daily News
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Nets end year on losing note, 90-81, in Chicago - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Won't mortgage future for 'Melo - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Biggest Nets' stories of 2010 - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Post-Game Plus (Video) - Gordon Damer - YES Network
- From the Booth (Video) - Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Avery Johnson Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
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Brook Lopez Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
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Pre-Game: Avery Johnson Interview (Video) - Jessica Taff - YES Network
- Rapid Reaction: Bulls 90, Nets 81 - Nick Friedell - ESPN Chicago
- Winning ugly becoming a habit for Bulls - Nick Friedell - ESPN Chicago
- Bulls listless in 90-81 victory over Nets - K.C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
- Johnson has no hard feelings over Bulls snub - K.C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
- Bulls overcome sluggish play to cut down Nets - K.C. Johnson - Chicago Tribune
- Bulls overcome cold shooting - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
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Gameday: Wolves vs. New Jersey - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
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Bulls outlast New Jersey - Seth Gruen - Chicago Daily Herald