It was fun while it lasted. The Nets' two-game winning streak came to an emphatic end in Chicago on Saturday night, as the Bulls trounced them, 106-83. Chicago took control with an 11-0 run to start the second quarter and led by as many as 21 with a few minutes to go in the half. Three straight threes from Jarvis Hayes to start the third got to the Nets to within seven, but the Bulls quickly opened it back up and cruised to a 23-point win.
The Nets shot just 35 percent from the field and scored just 33 points in the second and third quarters combined. Terrence Williams and Chris Douglas-Roberts picked up enough garbage-time buckets to combine for 29 points off the bench, but 24 hours after their career night, Brook Lopez and Yi Jianlian combined to score just 14 points on 5-20 shooting. The Bulls were led by a season-high 27 points from Jannero Pargo and a career-high 22 from Taj Gibson.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
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Game Highlights: Nets vs. Bulls (Video) - NBA.com
- Bulls rout Nets 106-83 - AP
- Game 73 Recap: Bulls 106, Nets 83 - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- From the Booth (Video) - Marv Albert & Mike Fratello - YES Network
- Kiki Vandeweghe Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- Jarvis Hayes Interview (Video) - YES Network
- Keyon Dooling Interview (Video) - YES Network
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Nets Stuck on Nine as Prokhorov Promises Change - Al Iannazzone - The Nets Insider
- Nets' win streak ends at two - Al Iannazzone - The Record
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Bulls Deny Nets Their 10th Victory - Dan McGrath - New York Times
- For Nets, Lottery Is No Sure Thing - Benjamin Hoffman - New York Times
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Nets can begin to look ahead now - Julian Garcia - The Internets
- Pargo leads Bulls to comfortable Nets win - Reuters
- New Jersey gives Bulls a lift - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
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Johnson latest plantar fascia casualty - John Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
- Pargo, Gibson lead Bulls rout of Nets 106-83 - Mike McGraw - Chicago Daily Herald
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Johnson latest Bull to suffer from foot problem - Mike McGraw - Chicago Daily Herald
- Pargo plays his part in Bulls win - Nick Friedell - ESPN Chicago
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When Will Nets Leave History Behind? - Joel Brigham - HoopsWorld
- Quick Recap: New Jersey Nets 83, Chicago Bulls 106 - Sebastian Pruiti - Nets Are Scorching