Thomas scored eight straight points to give the Nets a 118-109 lead with 1:52 left.
Cam Johnson added 14 points in Brooklyn’s second straight victory. Nic Claxton and Keon Johnson each had 12 points, and Ben Simmons had eight points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
Nikola Vucevic led Chicago with 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting and had 11 rebounds. Zach LaVine and Coby White each added 21 points, with White going 5 of 9 from 3-point range.
Takeaways
Bulls: Chicago trailed by 10 in the third quarter with 9:35 minutes remaining before outscoring the Nets 30-17, thanks to 13 points from Vucevic.
Nets: Thomas entered the day as the NBA’s leader in fourth-quarter points with an average of 12.2.
Key moment
Brooklyn led by a point with 4:03 left when Thomas outscored the Bulls 10-2 to extend the lead 118-109. Thomas hit a pair of free throws and followed LaVine’s layup with a layup of his own to make 112-109. He then hit a 3-pointer on Brooklyn’s following possession off Ayo Dosunmu’s miss. Chicago missed its next three shots as Thomas hit a 3 to seal.
Key stat
Vucevic flirted with perfections, hitting his first 10 shots from the field. His only miss was a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.
Up next
The Nets host Detroit on Sunday, while the Bulls return home to face Utah on Monday night.
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