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12/03 21:42 CST Porter scores 33 points to lead Nets past Bulls 113-103 for
their 2nd straight win
Porter scores 33 points to lead Nets past Bulls 113-103 for their 2nd straight
win
By MATT CARLSON
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) --- Michael Porter Jr. had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the
Brooklyn Nets won consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the
depleted Chicago Bulls 113-103 on Wednesday night.
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: At Utah on Thursday night.
Bulls: Host Indiana on Friday night.
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