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Bulls top Nets in triple OT, lead 3-1
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April 29, 2013, Monday
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CHICAGO'S Nate Robinson dragged his team back from a 14-point deficit late in regulation time and the Bulls went on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime on Saturday, taking a 3-1 lead in their National Basketball Association first-round playoff series.
The Bulls were trailing 95-109 with less than 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter when Robinson took over, carrying the hosts to a thrilling victory.
In other games, the Oklahoma City Thunder also moved within one win of a series victory by holding off the hard-finishing Houston Rockets 104-101; the Memphis Grizzlies squared their Western Conference series against the Los Angeles Clippers at 2-2 after winning 104-83, and the Atlanta Hawks sharply turned around its fortunes with a comfortable 90-69 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.
Robinson finished with 34 points, scoring all but five of them after the third quarter, including the first 12 in a 14-0 run that wiped out the deficit.
"I always think I'm on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam," he said.
"You make a couple in a row, the rim's on fire. You shoot the ball, the ball's on fire.
"Whenever I'm in the game, I just play with a lot of confidence. You kind of have to lie to yourself and feel like you can't miss."
Robinson scored with two seconds left in the first overtime and that looked enough to secure the win, but Joe Johnson replied for Brooklyn to send it into a second overtime, tied 121-121.
The Bulls had a chance to win in the closing seconds of the next extra session, but Joakim Noah was blocked, and the game went to a third overtime.
The Nets were still within three points with three minutes left before Luol Deng's basket made it a five-point lead and Nazr Mohammed came up with two baskets in the final 32 seconds to help preserve the win.
Brooklyn's Deron Williams said the Nets had themselves to blame for not securing a win that would have squared the series.
"We made a lot of mistakes up 14," Williams said. "We had the missed dunk. Missed free throws. I fouled Nate on the 3. We made a lot of mistakes in the fourth quarter."
The Bulls will try to wrap up the best-of-seven series at Brooklyn tomorrow.
The Bulls were trailing 95-109 with less than 4 minutes to go in the fourth quarter when Robinson took over, carrying the hosts to a thrilling victory.
In other games, the Oklahoma City Thunder also moved within one win of a series victory by holding off the hard-finishing Houston Rockets 104-101; the Memphis Grizzlies squared their Western Conference series against the Los Angeles Clippers at 2-2 after winning 104-83, and the Atlanta Hawks sharply turned around its fortunes with a comfortable 90-69 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.
Robinson finished with 34 points, scoring all but five of them after the third quarter, including the first 12 in a 14-0 run that wiped out the deficit.
"I always think I'm on fire, kind of like the old school game NBA Jam," he said.
"You make a couple in a row, the rim's on fire. You shoot the ball, the ball's on fire.
"Whenever I'm in the game, I just play with a lot of confidence. You kind of have to lie to yourself and feel like you can't miss."
Robinson scored with two seconds left in the first overtime and that looked enough to secure the win, but Joe Johnson replied for Brooklyn to send it into a second overtime, tied 121-121.
The Bulls had a chance to win in the closing seconds of the next extra session, but Joakim Noah was blocked, and the game went to a third overtime.
The Nets were still within three points with three minutes left before Luol Deng's basket made it a five-point lead and Nazr Mohammed came up with two baskets in the final 32 seconds to help preserve the win.
Brooklyn's Deron Williams said the Nets had themselves to blame for not securing a win that would have squared the series.
"We made a lot of mistakes up 14," Williams said. "We had the missed dunk. Missed free throws. I fouled Nate on the 3. We made a lot of mistakes in the fourth quarter."
The Bulls will try to wrap up the best-of-seven series at Brooklyn tomorrow.
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