{"id":535376,"date":"2023-01-05T06:48:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-durant-scores-44-points-but-bulls-end-nets-win-streak\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T06:48:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T03:48:55","slug":"kevin-durant-scores-44-points-but-bulls-end-nets-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-scores-44-points-but-bulls-end-nets-win-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin Durant scores 44 points but Bulls end Nets win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b760d2fb31\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b760d2fb31\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-scores-44-points-but-bulls-end-nets-win-streak\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_Durant_scores_44_points_but_Bulls_end_Nets_win_streak%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin Durant scores 44 points but Bulls end Nets win streak&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKevin_Durant_scores_44_points_but_Bulls_end_Nets_win_streak%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kevin Durant scores 44 points but Bulls end Nets win streak&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 The longest winning streak in the NBA this season came to a crashing halt Wednesday, as the Nets were beaten 121-112 by the Bulls at the United Center.<\/p>\n<p>After a dozen straight victories, the Nets finally tasted defeat. They hadn\u2019t lost since Dec. 4 against the Celtics, and after nothing but victory for a solid month, Brooklyn was bested. Now starts the process of getting back to work to forge another string of victories.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant poured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>-high 44 points, but the Nets were profligate, squandering his performance \u2014 and a golden opportunity to pull even with Boston atop the Eastern Conference. It was the defense that let them down, unable to slow the Bulls\u2019 potent midrange game.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago had sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed the Celtics\u2019 long winning streak, and on Wednesday broke the longest run since the Suns\u2019 18-game streak last season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454290894.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25244337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454290894.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454290894.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454290894.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant scored 44 points in the Nets\u2019 loss to the Bulls on Wednesday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last time the Nets saw Chicago was on Nov. 1 in Jacque Vaughn\u2019s first game replacing fired Steve Nash as the team\u2019s coach. Kyrie Irving \u2014 who had been mired in a firestorm of his own making, after promoting an anti-Semitic movie \u2014 had been horrible that night, with a season-low four points on 2 of 12 shooting with three turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday he had 25 points, while Seth Curry added 22 off the bench. But after letting Chicago shoot 53.1 percent overall and put all five starters in double figures, it didn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454291059.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25244349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454291059.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454291059.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454291059.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving drives to the basket against the Bulls on Wednesday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to rewind, you\u2019ve got to rewind and understand the circumstances at that time and what was happening to the organization and where I was,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cI was just filling in that night. I was just doing my responsibility as an assistant coach. That\u2019s what I was asked to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defense was in short supply Wednesday, at least from the Nets. They allowed misprint-like 73.9 percent shooting in the first quarter, the Bulls hitting 4 of 7 from 3-point range. It was only the Durant-led offense that kept them in striking distance, down just 40-33.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s midrange game and the interior power of Nikola Vucevic (21 points, 13 rebounds) gave the defense fits. And they imploded altogether over the rest of the first quarter and early part of the second.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-05T022856Z_161899092_MT1USATODAY19725053_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-CHICAGO-BULLS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-25244364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-05T022856Z_161899092_MT1USATODAY19725053_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-CHICAGO-BULLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-05T022856Z_161899092_MT1USATODAY19725053_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-CHICAGO-BULLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-05T022856Z_161899092_MT1USATODAY19725053_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-CHICAGO-BULLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-05T022856Z_161899092_MT1USATODAY19725053_RTRMADP_3_NBA-BROOKLYN-NETS-AT-CHICAGO-BULLS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Caris LeVert guards Kevin Durant as the Bulls snapped the Nets\u2019 winning streak on Wednesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brooklyn got diced up, falling behind 64-46 with 3:47 left in the half on a driving layup by former Nets point guard Goran Dragic.<\/p>\n<p>Durant clearly decided to try to take over. He had every Brooklyn point in a 13-5 run, along with two steals, two blocks and a glare at the Bulls bench. They still trailed by 10 at the break, however, after allowing 57.8 percent shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets pulled within three with a 26-19 third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The first six points off the half pulled the Nets within 69-65 on an Irving driving layup. His free throw made it 71-68 three minutes in, and it was still three going into the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>But Brooklyn got no closer.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/04\/kevin-durant-scores-44-points-but-bulls-end-nets-win-streak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Kevin Durant scores 44 points but Bulls end Nets win streak&#8221; CHICAGO \u2014 The longest winning streak in the NBA this season came to a crashing halt Wednesday, as the Nets were beaten 121-112 by the Bulls at the United Center. After a dozen straight victories, the Nets finally tasted defeat. They hadn\u2019t lost since&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":535377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/1454290894.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[137985,70487,30779,60955],"class_list":["post-535376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-1-4-23","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-chicago-bulls","tag-kevin-durant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}