The Bulls drubbed the Nets on Friday night to snap a six-game skid.
Chicago held Brooklyn to a season low in points; its previous worst was 92 in a loss to Boston in December. The Nets lost by their biggest margin this season, one point worse than a defeat by the Celtics on Feb. 1.
"I think that's what we have to do from here on out and throw everything at these last 22 games because we understand where we are," LaVine said."We have to put that type of energy into it.""I thought collectively as a group, the group was pretty connected on both ends with the way they played," Chicago coach Billy Donovan said.
"We really have to be the hardest-playing team in the NBA," Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said."When we don't, this can happen. "I thought our effort to get out there and contest and challenge shots and try to make it difficult was good," Donovan said."I thought the group that started the game was really good."
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