Durant scores game-high 27 points as Nets rout Eastern Conference leaders Bulls; Cavaliers hand Utah fourth straight loss; Kings beat Lakers despite LeBron James’ 34 points; Magic lose 10th straight game.
Brooklyn Nets 138-112 Chicago Bulls
Kevin Durant scored a game-high 27 points and James Harden notched a double-double of 25 points and 16 assists to lift the visiting Brooklyn Nets to a 138-112 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
A 22-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters shifted the advantage to Brooklyn, which avenged a 23-point defeat in Chicago on November 8 and a four-point home loss to the Bulls on December 4. During the whole game, it was possible option for many fans to enjoy betting on their favorite team.
The Nets’ torrid third quarter established the tone in a game they led by as many as 38. Brooklyn shot 12-for-18 and committed just no turnovers in the third while closing the quarter on a 30-8 run after a Nikola Vucevic layup tied the game at 71 at the 8:43 mark.
Durant had nine assists to go with his 12th straight game of at least 25 points. Patty Mills (21 points) and Day’Ron Sharpe (20) also finished in double figures. Kyrie Irving added nine points in his third game this season.