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Brooklyn Nets v Chicago Bulls
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Saturday 5 December 2021
Barclays Center, NYC, New York
Tip-off at 02:30
The Chicago Bulls and the Brooklyn Nets will renew their rivalry with an NBA Regular Season meeting at the Barclays Center in NYC, New York on the morning of Saturday 5 December 2021. Tip-off is at 02:30.
The Bulls have been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference thus far, with this past weekend bringing a thumping 123-88 away win over the struggling Orlando Magic. DeMar DeRozan notched up 23 points, while Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and eight rebounds against his former team.
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“It's a special place for me and it's always special to come back," said Vucevic, who was playing in only his second game after missing seven games due to COVID. "I'm still not 100%, which is expected. As much as I enjoyed laying on my couch for 10 days, it's not easy to come back to it. That was the toughest time for me to manage my emotions because it brought back all those memories.”
The Nets have also enjoyed an impressive first couple of months in the 2021-22 season, establishing themselves as one of the top teams in the East and likely Championship contenders in the long run. One of their leading performers has been Kevin Durant, who last week moved into the NBA’s top 25 points scorers of all time.
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“[Allen] Iverson, he was in the Pantheon for me. One of those guys I emulated every time I went outside,” Durant said after surpassing Iverson's career total and leading Brooklyn to a 123-104 victory over the Boston Celtics last week. “To pass him on the list, to end up there with some of the greats on that list is incredible. I’ve just got to keep going.”
In head-to-head stats, the Nets and the Bulls have met in 177 Regular Season games since 1976-77, with Chicago claiming 95 wins compared to 82 for Brooklyn. The teams’ last Regular Season meeting was in November 2021, with the Bulls winning 118-95 at home thanks to 28 and 24 points from DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine respectively.
Brooklyn Nets v Chicago Bulls – Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 177
Nets wins: 82
Bulls wins: 95
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