AP – Josh Giddey had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 128-102 yesterday.
It was Giddey’s first triple-double of the season and 12th for his career.
Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago, which had lost three of four.
Matas Buzelis scored 20 points on seven-for-10 shooting, and Zach LaVine finished with 18.
Brooklyn lost its third consecutive game – all in the last four days. Dariq Whitehead scored 18 points for the Nets, and Dennis Schroder had 16 points and 10 assists.
Brooklyn played without forward Cam Johnson because of a sprained left ankle – part of a long list of injuries for the Nets. He scored 26 points in Sunday’s 100-92 loss to Orlando.
Chicago guard Coby White also was sidelined by a sprained left ankle.
The Bulls started to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 36-22 in the period.
Buzelis’ basket off a pass from Giddey made it 92-72 going into the fourth.
