The Brooklyn Nets edged the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday to stop a five-game skid. On Sunday, the Nets will try to win consecutive games for just the third time this season as they enter a rematch against the Bulls in Chicago.
As the Feb. 5 deadline creeps closer, league executives keep circling the same name, and it is not subtle anymore. Michael Porter Jr. is playing the best basketball of his career, and he is doing it for a Nets team that is clearly pointed toward the future.
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.
It's hard for everything to go right in the NBA, whether that's due to managerial decisions, bad luck with injuries, or other factors. In league history, there are some moments that stand out, moments that could have gone in a completely different direction and drastically changed the league.
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.
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.
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).