By the order of the tank, this was a huge game. Chicago made things interesting in the first half but faded away in the second half to ensure a 114-105 victory for Brooklyn over a woeful Chicago squad. A lot of the credit also goes to the Nets offense, which shot 50% from the field and 42.9% from three-point land. Brooklyn had 3 starters score 20 or more points in this game while the highest scoring Bulls starter was Cameron Payne with 15.
The real star of the game was Brooklyn’s Allen Crabbe, dropping a game-high 41 points (22 in the first quarter) on 12 of 15 shooting, draining 8 three-pointers in the process.