Chicago Bulls destroyed the Brooklyn Nets, 118-88
The Chicago Bulls stay perfect as they wipe out the Brooklyn Nets in a lopsided win against the Brooklyn Nets, 118-88.
Bulls officially won the game at the end of the fourth quarter. But the game is quite over at the end of the first period. They outscored the Nets 38-20 in the opening quarter. And from then on, they just played almost equal to the Nets.
The Chicago Bulls used a balanced scoring to annihilate the Nets as seven Bulls players reached double-figure scoring. But once again, it was Jimmy Butler who topped the scoring list for the Bulls. Butler bucketed 22 points on 6-10 shooting from the floor and 8-9 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out a couple of assists.
The other two members of the Big 3 for the Bulls also played well. Dwyane Wade had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 29 minutes of action. Rajon Rondo recorded 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 25 minutes. Isaiah Canaan came off the bench to score 15 points in 22 minutes.
Bojan Bogdanovic once again led the Brooklyn Nets in scoring as he had 15 points on 5-11 shooting from the field and 2-4 from the 3-point line. Jeremy Lin contributed with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 24 minutes of playing time. Brook Lopez and Sean Kilpatrick chipped-in at 13 points apiece, as per ESPN.
With a win, the Chicago Bulls remained perfect at 3-0. The Brooklyn Nets, on the other hand, continued to struggle with a record of 1-3.
Kyle Lowry saved the day for Toronto Raptors as they survived against the Denver Nuggets, 105-102
Kyle Lowry's driving lay-up sealed the victory for the Toronto Raptors as they escaped a close fight against the Denver Nuggets with a final score of 105-102.
With 1:21 left in the game, Raptors had a one-point lead over the Nuggets 103-102. In the next possession, DeMar DeRozan missed a 16-foot jumper. But Patrick Patterson grabbed an offensive rebound for Raptors and passed it to Lowry for a driving lay-up and sealed a win.
DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry carried the offensive load for the Toronto Raptors as they combined for 62 points. DeRozan tallied 33 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Lowry had a versatile game with 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.
The Denver Nuggets, meanwhile, had a balanced offensive attack. All of their starters manage to make it to the double-digit scoring list, 3 of them had 16 points each. Danilo Gallinari had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Will Barton had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Emmanuel Mudiay had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, as per ESPN.
With a win, the Toronto Raptors goes up to 2-1. The Denver Nuggets, on the other hand, dropped to 1-2.
