Nets Conclude Disappointing Season With Another Loss
Kyle Korver finished with 19 points, Derrick Rose scored 15 and the Chicago Bulls closed the regular season with their ninth straight win, beating the New Jersey Nets 97-92 on Wednesday.
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Kyle Korver finished with 19 points, Derrick Rose scored 15 and the Chicago Bulls closed the regular season with their ninth straight win, beating the New Jersey Nets 97-92 on Wednesday.
Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls stayed in the race for the NBA's best record, overwhelming the New York Knicks to start the second half and winning 103-90 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight victory.
Derrick Rose scored 21 points and the Chicago Bulls extended their longest winning streak in six years to eight games with an 84-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Thursday night.
The good news: New York is still considered to be in the lead for Carmelo Anthony. The bad news: Donnie Walsh's Knicks have company.
Sasha Vujacic made the tiebreaking basket with 5.3 seconds left, and the New Jersey Nets snapped their five-game losing streak with a 96-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Trying for a rare victory in New Jersey, the Bulls look to extend their winning streak to six games by beating the struggling Nets on Wednesday night for the second time in less than a week.
Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls won for the 12th time in 14 games, pulling away late to beat the New Jersey Nets 90-81 on Friday afternoon.
"We're not in good rhythm right now and we're going to have to break out of it here sometime soon," said coach Avery Johnson, whose Nets have lost 12 of 13 on the road.
With the Bulls wearing red, the court certainly looked festive. But their basketball was pure ugly at the start.
LeBron James snubbing the New York Knicks for the Miami Heat was the signature moment during the free-agent rush last summer. New York tried desperately to land James, but they are doing fine without him.
Toney Douglas scored a career-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks made 16 of 24 3-point attempts in a 120-112 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
Given their recent road results against the Chicago Bulls, the Knicks probably would love to skip forward to their return to Madison Square Garden.
