Michael Porter Jr. was a menace on Friday against the Chicago as his game-winning bucket helped the Brooklyn Nets break their longest losing streak in the NBA with a 112-109 win.
The Brooklyn Nets came away with a 112-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls to snap a five-game losing streak. The Bulls nearly stole this game late in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Nets 37-23.
The Brooklyn Nets survived a late rally from the Chicago Bulls, and Michael Porter Jr. helped the team pull out a 112-109 escape to end their five-game slide on Friday night at the Barclays Center.
For the vast majority of Friday night at the Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets looked like a team ready to comfortably put a frustrating stretch of basketball behind them.
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The Brooklyn Nets broke their five-game losing streak against the Chicago Bulls with a 112-109 upset victory on Friday night. The Nets' rookies –– minus Ben Saraf, who's on G League assignment –– played together for the second straight game.
The Brooklyn Nets returned home to face the Chicago Bulls on Friday night after completing a miraculous 3-game road trip. Miraculously, the Nets lost all games to teams with a combined 39-70 record.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 26 points, including the go-ahead layup with 5.4 seconds remaining, as the host Brooklyn Nets eked out a 112-109 victory over the Chicago Bulls after blowing a 20-point lead Friday night.
Coming off the heels of a winless road trip, the Brooklyn Nets (12-27) returned home trying to break a five-game losing streak by taking on the Chicago Bulls (19-22).
With less than three weeks to go before the trade deadline, the Brooklyn Nets have a few big decisions to make. Michael Porter Jr.'s name has been swirling around in trade rumors, but the recent reporting surrounding him suggests that the Nets are intent on keeping him past the trade deadline.
Brooklyn is back home after losing their last three on the road to Memphis, Dallas and New Orleans — extending their skid to five straight. Tankers unite.
For a month, the Brooklyn Nets were one of the NBA's most fun teams to watch, going 7-4 in December and showing fans that they can be competitive under head coach Jordi Fernandez.
Winning isn’t the assignment in Brooklyn right now. Growth is. This Nets team is unlikely to be competitive today, tomorrow, or anytime soon. Unless patience becomes a box-score category.
The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Chicago Bulls for the second time this season, this time at home. The Nets have lost five straight games, as they've been struggling to contain the glass, especially in their 116-113 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
Michael Porter Jr. has been linked to the Golden State Warriors in trade rumors. One recent report suggested that the Brooklyn Nets' leading scorer is on top of the Warriors' trade list.
In five succinct words, Brooklyn coach Jordi Fernandez summed up the Nets' most recent frustrating performance -- but he may as well have been talking about their overall season ahead of Monday's clash with the host Dallas Mavericks.
The Nets won’t waive wing Tyrese Martin or forward Jalen Wilson prior to this week’s salary guarantee deadline, according to reports from Brian Lewis of The New York Post (Twitter links) and Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).