Nets Lose Heartbreaker To Bulls In Game 3; Chicago Leads Series 2-1
Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points, but it wasn't enough as the Nets lost 79-76 to the Bulls in Game 3. The Bulls are now up 2-1 in the series.
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Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points, but it wasn't enough as the Nets lost 79-76 to the Bulls in Game 3. The Bulls are now up 2-1 in the series.
Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson is in the starting lineup for Thursday night's playoff game against the Chicago Bulls despite a nagging left foot injury.
King's deal was set to expire at the end of the 2012-13 NBA season. The Nets have greatly improved under King's watch and were able to lock down the number four seed after a 49-33 regular season.
Joakim Noah feels like he's running on needles and Joe Johnson can probably sympathize.
"It's sore, but there's no excuse," the Nets guard said Wednesday. "I have to find a way to get through it."
When the series shifts to Chicago for Game 3 on Thursday, all eyes will be on Williams, who will have not only the ball but the entire complexion of the series in his hands.
Pockets of empty seats at the Barclays Center. A healthy contingent of fans clad in the opponent's colors. Was there supposed to be a playoff game in Brooklyn last night?
Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 12 rebounds, Joakim Noah gutted his way through a foot injury to make three fourth-quarter baskets, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Nets 90-82 on Monday night to even their first-round series at one game apiece.
"Now they probably feel like they've got their back against the wall and that's how we've got to play," Deron Williams said.
The Brooklyn Nets certainly made the most of their first impression. The organization made sure to empty the playbook to christen the Barclays Center's first-ever NBA playoff game.
Strategically speaking, I can't imagine a worse matchup -- outside of Miami -- for the Nets, who lost three of four to Chicago during the regular season.
Nate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday and end the Knicks' 13-game run.
Sorry, Brooklyn. Despite all the platitudes flowing from the media related to the borough's spirit following the move last summer from N.J., you haven't made much of a dent on the outcomes.
Carlos Boozer had 29 points and 18 rebounds, Nate Robinson made the go-ahead basket with 22 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 92-90 on Thursday night.
No last-second shot. No fourth-quarter rally. No record for LeBron James and the Miami Heat, either.
According to the New York Post, the Hall of Famer was asked to leave the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday for blabbering about how much he likes and admires the dictator.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to the isolated Communist country with possibly the world's drabbest dress code: North Korea.
Being the latest does not make you the greatest. If you wipe the faerie dust of projection, then you'll see that MJ was singular, monolithic, and without peer.
In a weekend filled with the NBA's greatest players, Jordan was the topic no one could stop talking about.
"I think that's ridiculous that he would come out and say something like that," Chandler said at a Garden of Dreams Foundation event Monday night.
The Brooklyn Nets kept going deeper down their bench to find a winning combination. The Chicago Bulls simply had nowhere to go.
Boosted by renovations to Madison Square Garden, the Knicks' value increased 41 percent to $1.1 billion. The Lakers were second at $1 billion.
Luol Deng scored a season-high 33 points in the Chicago Bulls' third victory over New York this season, a 108-101 win Friday that sent the Knicks to their season-high third straight loss.
Bottled up by the Bulls and baffled by the officials, Carmelo Anthony expected to spend the final minutes of the Knicks' loss alone in the locker room. Turns out the early exodus of Knicks was just beginning.
A new city, arena and roster have stepped up new expectations. It's no longer acceptable for the Nets to merely beat up on the weak. This team is built to contend now.
