DeMar DeRozan put together another impressive fourth quarter by scoring 13 of his 29 points in the final period as the Chicago Bulls (15-8) earned a 111-107 (28-34, 24-22, 27-26, 32-25) victory over the host Brooklyn Nets (16-6) Saturday night.
Zach LaVine led all scorers with 31 points but DeRozan willed the Bulls to their latest win. He made 6 of 11 shots in the fourth quarter and raised his league-leading total to 178 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls faced an 82-79 deficit entering the fourth quarter but never trailed again after rookie Ayo Dosunmu's jumper gave them an 87-86 lead with 8:39 remaining.
DeRozan pushed the lead to 92-86 with a fadeaway at the seven-minute mark and converted a three-point play for a 101-96 edge with 4:27 to go.
DeRozan scored his final points when he hit a 17-footer for a 103-100 lead with 2:54 remaining and then assisted on Lonzo Ball's open 3-pointer with 16.9 seconds remaining for a 110-105 edge.
Dosunmu and Nikola Vucevic added 11 points for the Bulls, who shot 47.7 percent and made 10 3-pointers.
Kevin Durant collected 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who took their second loss to the Bulls this season. LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points while James Harden totaled 14 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds as the Nets shot 41.4 percent and took 25 more shots than Chicago (111-86).
KD nailed the pull-up jumper in the fourth quarter to move into 24th (24,507 PTS) on the NBA's all-time scoring list. He passed the legendary sharpshooter Ray Allen.
The Nets scored the game's first nine points and held a 34-28 lead after the opening quarter.
Chicago forged a 42-42 tie on a 3-pointer by Vucevic with 6:51 left in the second and took its first lead at 47-46 on a layup by LaVine with 3:57 left. Chicago's lead was short-lived as Durant sank three jumpers in the final 3:09 to give Brooklyn a 56-52 advantage by halftime.
A layup by Patty Mills staked Brooklyn to a 71-60 lead with 6:34 remaining in the third. Chicago was within 80-79 on LaVine's 3-pointer with five seconds left but Paul Millsap's layup at the buzzer gave Brooklyn an 82-79 lead entering the fourth.
Bulls: Zach LaVine 31 (8 REB, 6 AST), Demar DeRozan 29 (6 REB), Ayo Dosunmu 11, Nikola Vucevic 11 (5 REB).
Nets: Kevin Durant 28 (10 REB, 4 AST), LaMarcus Aldridge 20 (7 REB), James Harden 14 (7 REB, 14 AST), Paul Millsap 13 (7 REB), Patrick Mills 12.
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