Nets 110, Bulls 91
Brook Lopez had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Deron Williams added 23 points and 10 assists as host Brooklyn upended Chicago to stay alive in the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Andray Blatche scored 13 points and Reggie Evans grabbed 12 rebounds for the Nets, who cut the Bulls' lead to 3-2. Game 6 is Thursday in Chicago.
Nate Robinson scored 20 points and Jimmy Butler added 18 for the Bulls, who were outscored 33-18 in the final quarter. Chicago rallied from a 14-point final-quarter deficit in the final minutes of regulation in Game 5 before notching a triple-overtime victory.
Chicago trailed 85-84 after Marco Belinelli’s 3-pointer with 8:15 to play before Brooklyn took control. Robinson’s jumper with 4:15 left was Chicago’s last field goal and Brooklyn answered with a game-ending 15-1 run.
Lopez had 17 first-half points as the Nets led 52-44 at the break. Brooklyn’s lead was 10 with less than five minutes left in the third quarter before Chicago pulled within 77-73 entering the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brooklyn had a 44-33 edge on the boards, including 17 on the offensive end. … Bulls PG Kirk Hinrich sat out with a calf injury. … Lopez has scored 20 or more points in all five games.