Butler kills Nets’ buzz in Chicago
Scores 40, Including Game-Winner as Time Expires to Drop Brooklyn
The Nets were milliseconds away from overtime in their pursuit of posting back-to-back wins for the first time this season Wednesday night in Chicago.
But Jimmy Butler capped a virtuoso 40-point performance by draining a jumper as time expired, lifting the Bulls to a dramatic 101-99 victory over Brooklyn in front of a sellout crowd of 21,957 at the Windy City’s United Center.
Butler, who left the game with an apparent ankle injury with less than five minutes remaining, came back to thwart the Nets’ bid for their first consecutive wins since March 24-26 of last season.