January 20th - The Bulls easily defeated the Nets 124-102. Vucevic contributed 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists for the Bulls, while White scored 24 points, becoming key to the team's victory.

At the start of the game, the Bulls, led by White and Dossem, quickly got off to a good start. As their outside shooting heated up, the Bulls extended their lead to as much as 19 points, establishing a clear advantage of 39-22 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Nets took the opportunity to narrow the gap, closing to within 9 points at one point. However, the Bulls then relied on Vucevic's playmaking and Boozer's drives to regain the lead. At halftime, the Bulls continued to lead 70-51 .

After switching sides, the Bulls effectively limited the Nets' drives and outside shooting on defense, making it difficult for the Nets to generate consistent scoring. By the end of the third quarter, the Bulls had extended their lead to 24 points. In the final quarter, although the Nets attempted to close the gap with three-pointers, the deficit was too large to change the tide. Ultimately, the Bulls defeated the Nets 124-102 .

Nets player statistics

Traore 16 points , 1 rebound , 2 assists; Wolf 14 points , 3 rebounds , 2 assists; Wilson 14 points , 5 rebounds , 1 assist; Claxton 12 points , 5 rebounds, 4 assists; Jemin 11 points , 1 rebound , 1 assist; T. Martin 11 points , 3 rebounds; Mann 9 points , 4 rebounds , 6 assists; Klonny 7 points, 8 rebounds , 3 assists; Sharp 5 points , 5 rebounds , 4 assists

Bulls player statistics

White had 24 points , 4 rebounds , and 3 assists; Dossem had 19 points , 1 rebound , and 5 assists; Vucevic had 17 points , 11 rebounds , and 6 assists; Boozerlis had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists; Smith had 12 points , 10 rebounds , and 3 assists ; Huerter had 11 points , 5 rebounds , and 6 assists; Jones had 10 points and 10 assists; Okoro had 9 points , 6 rebounds, and 2 assists; Terry had 3 points .