* New Jersey has won nine of its last 11 meetings with Chicago.
* The Bulls have lost four of their last five games while the Nets have won four of their last five.
* Vince Carter has scored at least 30 points in five of his last nine games against the Bulls.
* New Jersey is 12-4 this season when they hit the century mark while the Bulls are 16-4.
* In his last eight games against the Bulls, Jason Kidd is averaging 12.6 points, 10.5 rebounds and 9.6 assists.
* Despite the Bulls’ loss to Washington yesterday, Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 33 points. Hinrich is averaging 21.5 points in his last eight meetings with the Nets.
* Chicago’s bench is averaging a league-high 38.5 points per game.
* Ben Gordon has scored 20 or more points in 15 of his last 17 games (all of the bench).
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