Nets hit 24 3s, 1 shy of record, in rout of Bulls
CHICAGO » Quincy Acy helped the Brooklyn Nets set a franchise record with 24 3-pointers in a 124-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
The Nets finished one 3-pointer shy of the NBA record set last season by Cleveland. Acy had career highs with six 3-pointers and 21 points, and Allen Crabbe added five from behind the arc and 20 points.
Brooklyn got its fourth road win in its last five games. It was Brooklyn’s second straight victory over the Bulls, something the Nets haven’t done since February 2008. The win clinched the season series for the first time since 2009-10.
Sean Kilpatrick led with 20 points, Chicago and Bobby Portis had 18 and eight rebounds.
In the second quarter, baskets by Rondae HollisJefferson of Chester bookended a 14-1 run for the Nets which opened a 61-47 lead with 1:11 left until halftime. NUGGETS 134, CLIPPERS 115 » Will Barton scored 31 points and Nikola Jokic added 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists and Denver earned its fifth consecutive victory with a win over Los Angeles.
The Nuggets pulled into a tie with the Minnesota Timberwolves for eighth place in the Western Conference with two games to play. Both teams are 45-35.
The Nuggets finish up the regular season at home against Portland on Monday night before playing the Timberwolves in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. points
Minnesota, which holds the tiebreaker over the Nuggets, hosts Memphis on Monday night. BUCKS 115, KNICKS 102 » Eric Bledsoe had 22 points and 10 assists, and Milwaukee moved into a tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a victory over New York.
Khris Middleton also scored 22 points for the Bucks, who joined Miami with a 43-37 record. The Heat were blown out by the Knicks at Madison Square Garden a night earlier but the Bucks avoided the same fate despite playing without All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo because of a sore right ankle.
Jabari Parker made his second start of the season in Antetokounmpo’s place and finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.