Nets 142, Bulls 134 (3OT)
Bulls 142, Nets 134 (3OT): Nate Robinson scored 34 points before fouling out as host Chicago recovered from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun Brooklyn and take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference best-of-seven series.
Robinson scored 23 points in the fourth quarter, including 12 straight during a game-tying 14-0 run, and Joakim Noah hit the go-ahead shot in the third overtime for Chicago. Carlos Boozer scored 21 points and Kirk Hinrich had 18 points and 14 assists for the Bulls, who will try to finish the series off in Monday’s Game 5 at Brooklyn.
Deron Williams had 32 points and 10 assists, Brook Lopez had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Joe Johnson scored 22 points for Brooklyn. The Nets were just 8-of-27 shooting in the three overtimes after making 57.1 percent in regulation.
The Bulls took a 121-119 lead with two seconds left in the first overtime when Robinson hit a running one-hand bank shot. Brooklyn forced the second overtime when Johnson hit a 10-footer as time expired, and Lopez forced the third by hitting one of two free throws with 48.7 seconds left in the second extra session.
Brooklyn had a 109-95 lead after a dunk by Gerald Wallace with 3:45 left in the regulation before Robinson went on a personal 12-0 eruption and then fed Boozer for the tying hoop with 55.4 seconds. Lopez hit two free throws and Noah scored on a putback before Williams missed a last-second shot.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Wallace added 17 points and nine rebounds and Reggie Evans had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, while Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, Luol Deng had 15 and Noah had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls. … Chicago’s franchise record for points in a quarter in a playoff game is 24 by Michael Jordan. … Lopez made the first 3-pointer of his five-year NBA career when he hit a desperation attempt with 2.6 seconds left in the third quarter.