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Can Thomas scores 32 points in the Nets' 120-112 victory over the Bulls
NEW YORK (AP) Cam Thomas scored 10 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 120-112 on Friday night.
Thomas scored eight straight points to give the Nets a 118-109 lead with 1:52 left.
Cam Johnson added 14 points in Brooklyn's second straight victory. Nic Claxton and Keon Johnson each had 12 points, and Ben Simmons had eight points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting and had 11 rebounds. Zach LaVine and Coby White each added 21 points, with White going 5 of 9 from 3-point range.
Bulls: Chicago trailed by 10 in the third quarter with 9:35 minutes remaining before outscoring the Nets 30-17, thanks to 13 points from Vucevic.
Nets: Thomas entered the day as the NBA’s leader in fourth-quarter points with an average of 12.2.
Brooklyn led by a point with 4:03 left when Thomas outscored the Bulls 10-2 to extend the lead 118-109. Thomas hit a pair of free throws and followed LaVine’s layup with a layup of his own to make 112-109. He then hit a 3-pointer on Brooklyn’s following possession off Ayo Dosunmu's miss. Chicago missed its next three shots as Thomas hit a 3 to seal.
Vucevic flirted with perfections, hitting his first 10 shots from the field. His only miss was a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.
The Nets host Detroit on Sunday, while the Bulls return home to face Utah on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Ben Simmons (Zach LaVine gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point reverse layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:25 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 3-6 |
| 10:37 | | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-7 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:58 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 8-7 |
| 9:26 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 9:08 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:54 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Ben Simmons shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-9 |
| 8:34 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-9 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point cutting layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 10-11 |
| 8:10 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 13-11 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 13-13 |
| 7:48 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 13-16 |
| 7:16 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-19 |
| 6:59 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Wilson steals) | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point running dunk (Cameron Johnson assists) | 13-21 |
| 6:27 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 15-21 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 15-23 |
| 6:07 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Ben Simmons turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Noah Clowney blocks Zach LaVine's two point running layup | ||
| 5:45 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point jump shot (Noah Clowney assists) | 15-26 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 17-26 |
| 5:03 | | Ben Simmons misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:03 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Noah Clowney blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 17-28 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating jump shot | 19-28 |
| 3:54 | | Cam Thomas misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Julian Phillips defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Josh Giddey offensive foul (Charge) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Josh Giddey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point running pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 19-30 |
| 2:55 | | Coby White turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:55 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:43 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | Nic Claxton offensive foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | Nic Claxton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 22-30 |
| 2:00 | | Julian Phillips personal foul (Ziaire Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Jalen Wilson assists) | 22-33 |
| 1:34 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | Jalen Smith blocks Ziaire Williams's two point running layup | ||
| 1:27 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 25-33 |
| 0:56 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Ziaire Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point putback layup | 25-35 |
| 0:46 | | +3 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 28-35 |
| 0:32 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:22 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 30-35 |
| 0:01 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Noah Clowney offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point tip layup | 30-37 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:39 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point floating jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 30-39 |
| 10:48 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-39 |
| 10:28 | | Jalen Wilson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dennis Schroder assists) | 33-41 |
| 9:54 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Schroder steals) | ||
| 9:50 | | Jalen Wilson offensive foul (Charge) (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:50 | | Jalen Wilson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | Coby White misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Noah Clowney makes two point layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 33-43 |
| 9:09 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (bad pass) (Ziaire Williams steals) | ||
| 9:01 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 35-43 |
| 8:19 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving reverse dunk (Jalen Wilson assists) | 35-45 |
| 8:01 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 35-48 |
| 7:23 | | Patrick Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Keon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 35-50 |
| 6:58 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Patrick Williams turnover (lost ball) (Keon Johnson steals) | ||
| 6:33 | | Ben Simmons turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:09 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 38-50 |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Keon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Cam Thomas assists) | 38-53 |
| 5:43 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Cam Thomas's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Keon Johnson blocks Josh Giddey's two point running layup | ||
| 5:14 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:03 | | Zach LaVine misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup | 38-55 |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Dalen Terry assists) | 41-55 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 41-57 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 43-57 |
| 3:58 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:41 | | Dennis Schroder turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running finger roll layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 45-57 |
| 3:28 | | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-58 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-59 |
| 3:06 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 48-59 |
| 2:53 | | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Nic Claxton shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:47 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:44 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 48-61 |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point pullup jump shot | 51-61 |
| 1:42 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 51-64 |
| 1:32 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 54-64 |
| 1:08 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point running pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists) | 54-66 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 57-66 |
| 0:31 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point stepback jump shot | 60-66 |
| 0:01 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point tip layup | 60-68 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |