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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Stephon Marbury had 33 points, 12
assists and 11 rebounds for his first career triple-double as the
New Jersey Nets, after having their manhood challenged by their
coach, beat the Chicago Bulls 123-103 Saturday night.
Marbury, in his fifth NBA season, achieved the triple-double
with more than 7 1/2 minutes remaining when he fed Keith Van Horn for
a driving layup. He had already grabbed his career-high 10th
rebound one minute earlier.
It was New Jersey's first triple-double since Kendall Gill did
it two seasons ago.
New Jersey won for the third time in four games one night after
their coach, Byron Scott, compared them to women for the way they
were pushed around in the first half of a loss to the Philadelphia
76ers on Friday night.
"That was just a comment I made after the game that I felt
illustrated the way we played," Scott said.
Against the Bulls, there was no sign of the Nets being anything
less than manly right from the start. Marbury had 13 points, four
assists and four rebounds in the first quarter as the Nets, who
never trailed and made 11 of their first 12 shots, opened a 37-24
lead.
The Bulls made a run to pull within one point before the Nets
pulled away for a 67-57 halftime lead on 68 percent shooting.
Elton Brand had four of his 28 points as Chicago opened the
fourth quarter with an 8-0 run to pull to 91-85, but Johnny Newman
scored on a reverse layup to start a 14-7 run that put the Nets
back in control.
Marbury finished 12-for-22 from the field and 7-for-9 from the
line, while Van Horn added 31 points and Newman and Aaron Williams
added 16 each for the Nets, who reached the midpoint of the season
with a record of 14-27 -- three games worse than their record at the
halfway point of last season.
Ron Mercer added 22 and Ron Artest had 17 for Chicago. The Bulls
lost their eighth in a row, one short of their season-high.
Notes:
Despite the loss, Bulls coach Tim Floyd maintained a
winning record (5-4) against the Nets. He is 31-131 against
everyone else. ... The Bulls dropped to 0-16 when trailing at the
half on the road. ... Marbury reached 30 points for the 11th time
this season. ... Kenyon Martin sat out with the flu. He was the
only player to start all of New Jersey's first 40 games.
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