Bulls fall to Nets in lopsided 138-112 loss

Trailing only by two at halftime, the Bulls came out flat in the second-half as the Nets pulled away.

Let's say it was really just bad clock management that led to the Bulls gut punch 138-112 loss Wednesday to the Brooklyn Nets.

Accustomed, especially this season, to confidently striding off the United Center basketball court at about 10 p.m. and then relaxing, the Bulls seemed to follow that routine. The complication was with a rare 9 p.m. start for the national ESPN game, the Nets came back on the floor after 10 p.m. The Bulls didn't seem to.

Though the Bulls did outscore Kevin Durant 19-17 in that post 10 p.m. third quarter. The problem was seven other Nets played in that quarter, including…