"Brooklyn threw away a 20-point fourth-quarter cushion and needed a last-ditch basket by Michael Porter Jr. to pull out a 112-109 escape against Chicago before a sellout crowd of 17,548 at Barclays Center on Friday night. Porter had a game-high 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with five seconds left. Then the Nets needed a late steal by rookie Drake Powell on Tre Jones to close out what should have been an easy win, having turned a laugher into a nail-biter."
"The Nets had led 92-72 in the fourth quarter, and 108-102 with 1:20 to play before coughing up the next seven straight points to fall behind. But they got the huge bucket from Porter on one end, and the stop from Powell on the other. The Nets improved to 12-27 behind Porter and Noah Clowney, who added 23 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls fell to 19-22."
"It was a pivotal night in this season-long tank-a-thon, with the four teams ahead of Brooklyn in the lottery standings all facing each other. The league-worst Pacers (10-32) defeated the runner-up Pelicans (10-34), who beat the Nets two nights earlier. And Sacramento (11-30) hosted Washington (10-29) later on Friday night. That left the Nets two games behind both the Wizards and Kings, pending that clash."
Brooklyn nearly squandered a 20-point fourth-quarter lead but held on for a 112-109 win over Chicago. Michael Porter Jr. scored a game-high 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with five seconds remaining. Rookie Drake Powell sealed the victory with a late steal on Tre Jones. The Nets improved to 12-27 while the Bulls fell to 19-22. The win ended the longest losing skid in the league for Brooklyn. The result influenced the draft-lottery picture as teams ahead of Brooklyn faced each other. Brooklyn's defense had been strong in early December but had declined, with an eight-loss stretch entering the game.
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