Royce O'Neale scored 20 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 21 points down in the first quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 118-109.
The Nets trailed 30-9 with 4:37 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Bulls 109-79 the rest of the way.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 24 points (13 in the third quarter) and 7 assists, and Lonnie Walker IV added 20 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. The Nets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 27 points and 6 assists, and Coby White added 23 points with 5 3-pointers. Patrick Williams scored 20 points on 7 for 9 shooting. Zach LaVine scored 20 points. The Bulls had 4 20-point scorers.
The Nets shot 49.4% from the field and 47.2% from 3 to the Bulls’ 48.2% and 37.5%. The Nets made 25 3-pointers, 6 of them by O'Neale and 6 by Walker. The Bulls forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nets outscored the Bulls 40-13 off the bench. The Nets’ starters were outscored 45-23 in 13 minutes together.