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Noah Clowney scored 18 of his 20 points the second half to help
the Nets improve to 5-16. Nic Claxton had 14 points, nine
assists and eight rebounds.
Josh Giddey had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his
fifth triple-double this season for Chicago. The Bulls dropped
to 9-12 with their fifth loss in a row.
Chicago played without seven injured players, including rookie
forward Noa Essengue, the 12th overall pick in the NBA draft,
who will have surgery on his left shoulder and miss the
remainder of the season.
Porter followed up on a season-high 35-point effort in a 116-103
home victory over Charlotte on Monday night. Against Chicago,
Porter hit four of his five 3-point baskets in the second half
as Brooklyn pushed back after Chicago narrowed the Nets lead to
as little as five.
Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Ayo
Dosunmu added 16 points, but Chicago was held to 42.2% shooting
and committed 16 turnovers.
Up next
Nets: Host Utah on Thursday night.
Bulls: Host Indiana on Friday night.
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