Bulls beat Nets 124-102 to split home-and-home set

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Brooklyn Nets' Jalen Wilson (22) battles Chicago Bulls' Matas Buzelis (14) for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Brooklyn Nets' Jalen Wilson (22) goes up for a shot against Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) — Brooklyn Nets' Jalen Wilson (22) battles Chicago Bulls' Matas Buzelis (14) for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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9:25 PM on Sunday, January 18

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 24 points, Ayo Dosunmu had 19 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-102 on Sunday night to split a home-and-home set.

The Nets won the opener 112-109 on Friday night in Brooklyn.

Nikola Vucevic added 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Chicago. Matas Buzelis also scored 17 points.

Nolan Traore scored 16 points for Brooklyn. Danny Wolf and Jalen Wilson each had 14. The Nets have lost nine of 11.

Dosunmu had 3-pointers at the beginning and end of a 10-0 run late in the first quarter to help the Bulls take a 39-22 lead into the second. Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.

The Bulls average more than 20,000 fans at the United Center, but there were plenty of empty seats at tip-off, which came 30 minutes after the Los Angeles Rams and Bears kicked off their NFC division round game a few miles away at Soldier Field. The Bears’ first touchdown occurred just before an early timeout and got a loud roar from the crowd when a replay was shown on the video board.

Up next

Nets: Host Phoenix on Monday night.

Bulls: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

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