The Bulls loss of Derrick Rose is finally starting to catch up with them. After holding on in games and getting victories without Rose, they finally have slipped up a bit. On Saturday the team lost, to all people, the Nets 97-85. The team could really use the services of Rose who would give some guys a much-needed break. The Bulls still hold at the top of the NBA leader board, but there is no doubt losing to the Nets at home hurts. The team falls to 25-8 on the season while dropping their home record to 11-2. Yes, that’s right, it was just their second loss at home all season.

The Bulls got little production offensively. Their leading scorer scored just 16. Mike James led the team in assists with 6. The team started off by falling behind 34-19 in the first. This would ultimately prove to be the difference ion the game. They had 2 quarters in which they failed to score 20 points. On the bright side, they also had 2 quarters where they scored more than 25.

The Nets victory moves them to just 9-23 on the year and they improved their road record to 6-12 on the year. They were able to get 20 plus points in 3 of the games four quarters. Deron Williams led the team in scoring with 29. This was also the most scored by any player in the game. Williams also led the team in assists with 8 and proved to be a viable NBA star in the game. Kris Humphries also added 18 huge rebounds to help the team get the win.