* The Bulls won the last two meetings with the Nets after previously losing eight in a row.
* Chicago is 6-2 against Atlantic Division teams so far this season.
* Ben Gordon’s nine consecutive games of 20 or more points off the bench is the longest such streak since 1991-92. Gordon is averaging 27.3 points per game in these nine contests.
* Luol Deng is averaging 25.3 points on .654 (34-52) shooting in his last three games.
* The Nets have won nine straight regular season home contests versus the Bulls.
* New Jersey is one of eight teams giving up more than 100 points per game in their home contests this season.
* Vince Carter has scored 25 or more points in each of his last eight games against the Bulls (30.3).
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