Game ID: 22400317
Brooklyn Nets @ Chicago Bulls
Monday, December 2, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 29 27 36 36 128BKN 29 21 22 30 102
BKN @ CHI ScoutingBKN @ CHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 13 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 20 min since (156% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 14 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 16 min since (126% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 4 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 15 since 10/30, returns tonight: 15 min (66% of 22)
CHI availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 5 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/26, returns tonight: 13 min (104% of 12)
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 15 min since (66% of 22)
CHI availability going into 12/02 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 6 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 18 min since (82% of 22)
BACK Craig back 11/29 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 12)
CHI availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 7 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
BACK Craig back 11/29 after 2, 13 min since (104% of 12)
CHI availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT White missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 32 min (96% of 33)
OUT Williams missed 8 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Phillips 14 to 20 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 9 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK White back 12/06 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Ball back 11/27 after 15, 17 min since (75% of 22)
CHI availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Williams missed 10 since 11/20, returns tonight: 14 min (56% of 25)
OUT Craig missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK White back 12/06 after 2, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BKN availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Martin missed 3 since 11/19, returns tonight: 18 min (81% of 22)
OUT Whitehead missed 14 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 11/15 after 2, 28 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Claxton back 11/22 after 3, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Watford back 11/17 after 9, 16 min since (74% of 21)
BKN availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 32 min (111% of 29)
OUT Whitehead missed 15 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/22 after 3, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Martin back 11/25 after 3, 18 min since (81% of 22)
BACK Watford back 11/17 after 9, 16 min since (76% of 21)
NEW Wilson 26 to 31 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 11/25, returns tonight: 26 min (96% of 27)
OUT Clowney missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 16 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 11/27 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Martin back 11/25 after 3, 23 min since (104% of 22)
NEW Wilson 26 to 32 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 17 since 10/29, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 12)
BACK Finney-Smith back 11/27 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Claxton back 11/22 after 3, 24 min since (88% of 27)
BACK Martin back 11/25 after 3, 23 min since (107% of 22)
NEW Wilson 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Milton 18 to 26 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Thomas missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/29 after 2, 27 min since (100% of 27)
BACK Martin back 11/25 after 3, 20 min since (89% of 22)
BACK Whitehead back 12/01 after 17, 0 min since (2% of 12)
NEW Wilson 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Milton 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Thomas missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/29 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Martin back 11/25 after 3, 22 min since (102% of 22)
BACK Whitehead back 12/01 after 17, 12 min since (98% of 12)
NEW Milton 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/08 · 3 days' restOUT Thomas missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 11/29, returns tonight: 31 min (106% of 29)
OUT Williams missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Claxton back 11/29 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Whitehead back 12/01 after 17, 12 min since (98% of 12)
NEW Milton 18 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Thomas missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 11/25, returns tonight: 18 min (78% of 23)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 12/08 after 4, 31 min since (106% of 29)
BACK Claxton back 11/29 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
NEW Milton 18 to 27 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/16 · 2 days' restOUT Thomas missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 3 since 12/04, returns tonight: 18 min (82% of 22)
OUT Whitehead missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 12/08 after 4, 30 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Clowney back 12/13 after 7, 18 min since (78% of 23)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 129, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 22 a game. Without Williams (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Schröder at 27 and C. Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (3 straight), Finney-Smith (2 straight), Clowney (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 113 a night to Chicago's 129 and the line, where Brooklyn takes 24 free throws a game to Chicago's 19. Call it Chicago 120, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/23 vs MEM 131-142 — CHI notes
CHI lost 131-142. CHI shot 51% (49 of 97) to MEM's 57%, 19 of 42 from three. The glass went 35-49 against them. LaVine led with 29 (10 of 19, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, Buzelis 14. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 108-93 against them. Dosunmu's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 @ WAS 127-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 127-108. CHI shot 50% (47 of 94) to WAS's 43%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 22 times to WAS's 31. White led with 21 (7 of 13, 5 of 9 from three); Vučević added 19, LaVine 18. The hinge was Q2, 40-18: CHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 27. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/27 @ ORL 119-133 — CHI notes
CHI lost 119-133. CHI shot 53% (46 of 87) to ORL's 51%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 16 times to ORL's 28. CHI turned it over 18 times to ORL's 11, and ORL turned those into 10 steals. Dosunmu led with 21 (10 of 12, 1 of 3 from three); Horton-Tucker added 20, Vučević 19. Q4 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 105-88 against them. White's -29 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 vs BOS 129-138 — CHI notes
CHI lost 129-138. CHI shot 52% (48 of 93) to BOS's 50%, 20 of 51 from three, and got to the line 16 times to BOS's 23. Vučević led with 32 (11 of 16, 6 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); LaVine added 29, Horton-Tucker 16. Q2 was theirs, 37-28, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 110-92 against them. LaVine's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 vs BKN 128-102 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-102. CHI shot 52% (48 of 92) to BKN's 40%, 16 of 47 from three. CHI turned it over 16 times to BKN's 10, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 54-41 for them. Vučević led with 21 (8 of 11, 3 of 5 from three); Giddey added 20, Buzelis 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: a lead of 6 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Vučević was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
12/05 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 125 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 118, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
12/06 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 121, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vučević at 26 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. Without White (2 straight), Williams (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Nesmith (17 straight), Sheppard (10 straight), Isa. Jackson (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-3. Call it Chicago 122, Indiana 117.
12/08 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 126, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Vučević at 25 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (9 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and George at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (7 straight), Edwards (3 straight), Gordon (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 104 a night to Chicago's 126 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Chicago 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/13 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 24 a game. Without Williams (10 straight). 4 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 29 and Micić at 13 a game. Without Ball (6 straight), Bridges (10 straight), Gra. Williams (8 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-3 a night and Chicago minus-3 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Chicago's 121. Call it Chicago 118, Charlotte 113.
11/25 @ GSW 128-120 — BKN notes
BKN won 128-120. BKN shot 49% (41 of 83) to GSW's 48%, 20 of 45 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 17 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. Schröder led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 23, Williams 19. The hinge was Q4, 41-28: BKN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8. BKN trailed 58-67 at the half and won the second half 70-53. Wilson was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/27 @ PHX 127-117 — BKN notes
BKN won 127-117. BKN shot 51% (44 of 87) to PHX's 53%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 22 times to PHX's 28. BKN turned it over 12 times to PHX's 17. Martin led with 30 (10 of 13, 8 of 10 from three); Schröder added 29, Watford 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Schröder was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/29 vs ORL 100-123 — BKN notes
BKN lost 100-123. BKN shot 49% (38 of 77) to ORL's 53%, 14 of 29 from three, and got to the line 14 times to ORL's 22. Milton led with 22 (7 of 13, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); K. Johnson added 15, C. Johnson 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 25 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. Wilson's -30 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs ORL 92-100 — BKN notes
BKN lost 92-100. BKN shot 38% (30 of 79) to ORL's 46%, 8 of 31 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to ORL's 22. The glass went 33-52 against them. C. Johnson led with 26 (9 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Schröder added 20, Watford 13. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 74-63 against them. C. Johnson's -15 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 @ CHI 102-128 — BKN notes
BKN lost 102-128. BKN shot 40% (38 of 95) to CHI's 52%, 14 of 42 from three. BKN turned it over 10 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 41-54 against them. Whitehead led with 18 (6 of 11, 6 of 10 from three); Schröder added 16, Martin 15. Q1 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 99-73 against them. Martin's -32 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/04 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Schröder at 24 and C. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Thomas (4 straight), Finney-Smith (3 straight), Clowney (5 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Haliburton at 24 and Siakam at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nesmith (16 straight), Sheppard (9 straight), Isa. Jackson (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-8. Call it Brooklyn 117, Indiana 114, Indiana keeping it close.
12/08 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 19 and Schröder at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (5 straight), Finney-Smith (4 straight), Williams (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 29 a game. One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 44 percent from three to Brooklyn's 37 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-7. Call it Brooklyn 112, Milwaukee 111, Milwaukee keeping it close.
12/13 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kennard (3 straight), Edey (11 straight), Williams Jr. (10 straight). 4 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 23 and Schröder at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Williams (3 straight), Clowney (7 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the line, where Memphis takes 25 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it Memphis 120, Brooklyn 109, Memphis by 11.
12/16 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 22 and Schröder at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (7 straight), Williams (4 straight), Martin (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mobley at 21 and Garland at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 114. Call it Cleveland 116, Brooklyn 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BKNCY C. Yongxi
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
DW D. Whitehead
JW J. Wilson
KJ K. Johnson
NC N. Claxton
SM S. Milton
TM T. Martin
TW T. Watford
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CD C. Duarte
DT D. Terry
EL E. Liddell
JC J. Carter
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
TH T. Horton-Tucker
ZL Z. LaVine
BKN/CHI the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Giddey gets a triple-double as the Bulls race past the Nets for a 128-102 victory
CHICAGO -- — Josh Giddey had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 128-102 on Monday night.
It was Giddey's first triple-double of the season and No. 12 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 7-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.
Takeaways Nets: It looked as if Brooklyn got a little tired in the second half. The Nets shot 40% from the field, including a 14-for-42 performance from 3-point range.
Bulls: Vucevic continues to add to his solid start to the season. He made three of his team's 16 3-pointers.
Key moment Chicago used a 13-0 run to take a 50-42 lead with 3:23 left in the first half. Giddey capped the decisive stretch with a 3-pointer.
Key stat The Bulls shot 52.2% (48 for 92) from the field. They have shot at least 50% in their last six games, the longest such streak in the NBA this season.
Up next The Nets host the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night. The Bulls visit San Antonio on Thursday night.