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Gasol irate after Bulls fall to Nets
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CHICAGO Bulls forward Pau Gasol called out his teammates for a lack of urgency on Monday after a 102-105 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets in which Joakim Noah was injured.
The Nets, a woeful 8-20 on the season, snapped an eight-game road losing streak while the Bulls lost their third in a row and fell to 15-11.
Spanish star Gasol said the Bulls struggled at times to match Brooklyn’s intensity.
“We were missing a lot of parts of the game,” Gasol said. “A sense of urgency. We cruise for most of the game. Then when we have our back against the wall, we turn it up and try to give ourselves a chance.
“But sometimes it’s just too late. It’s something we need to address and need to correct and improve upon. We just need change.”
But be careful what you wish for as the change could be a replacement for French star center Noah.
Noah had four points, eight rebounds and eight assists when he left the game with a left shoulder sprain in the last minute of the third quarter and did not return. He was to be re-examined yesterday.
With the game deadlocked at 60-60, the Nets went on a 21-9 run and never trailed again.
“We came out right from the start with a lot of fight and a lot of purpose,” said Nets coach Lionel Hollins. “We took the fight to them. We were very focused for the whole game and that was good to see.”
Brook Lopez had 21 points and 12 rebounds to spark Brooklyn while Jimmy Butler had 24 points and Gasol contributed 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots for the hosts.
Elsewhere on Monday, it was: Wizards 113, Kings 99; Celtics 113, Timberwolves 99; Magic 107, Knicks 99; Rockets 102, Hornets 95; Hawks 106, Trail Blazers 97; Spurs 106, Pacers 92; Jazz 110, Suns 89; and Thunder 100, Clippers 99.
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