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Bulls, Pacers Lose Monday

>>Nets Beat Bulls
 
Alan Crabbe scored 21 points and the Brooklyn Nets snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 104-87 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
 
Jarrett Allen and DeMarre Carroll each had 18 points for the Nets, and Joe Harris added 15.
 
Kris Dunn led Chicago with 23 points and Lauri Markkanen had 19.
 
The Nets trailed 51-49 at halftime, but scored the first nine points of the second half and took the lead for good. Brooklyn increased its advantage to 80-66 on Spencer Dinwiddie's 3-pointer with 3:08 left in the third and still led by 14 at the end of the quarter.
 
The Bulls never got closer than 11 the rest of the way.
 
Brooklyn increased its lead to a game-high 22 at 104-82 on Quincy Acy's 3-pointer with 2:46 remaining.
 
The Bulls, who have lost four straight and 13 of 16, took their first lead of the game, 14-13, on Dunn's two free throws midway through the first quarter. But the Nets scored 11 straight points and went on to take a 28-19 lead after one.
 
Chicago pulled within a point on two occasions in the second before the Nets opened a 49-40 lead on Rondae Hollis-Jefferson's jumper with 2:24 left.
 
Those were the final points Brooklyn scored in the half, however, as the Bulls went on an 11-0 run to take their halftime lead.
 
Allen and Dante Cunningham each had nine rebounds to lead the Nets.
 
Denzel Valentine finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls. Bobby Portis scored 12.
 
The Bulls visit the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
 
>>Mavericks Beat Pacers
 
Harrison Barnes scored 21 points and J.J. Barea added 19 points and nine assists as the Mavericks ended a four-game losing streak and a turmoil-filled week with a 109-103 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
Dallas scored 41 points in the fourth quarter on 60 percent shooting to open a double-digit lead and made seven of eight free throws down the stretch to hang on. The loss halted Indiana's four-game winning streak, and the Mavericks finished a season sweep of the Pacers.
 
Earlier in the day, the Mavericks named Cynthia Marshall interim CEO, less than a week after a Sports Illustrated report included allegations of sexual misconduct against team employees and the NBA levied a $600,000 fine against owner Mark Cuban for suggesting the club would be best served by losing to secure a higher draft pick.
 
On the court, the team got a huge spark from Barea, who had nine points and four assists in the final quarter.
 
Doug McDermott added another 15 points off the Dallas bench, and Dwight Powell had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
 
The Mavericks, held to 40 percent shooting through three quarters, hit 10 of their first 13 shots in the fourth, five of them 3-pointers, to build a 93-80 lead.
 
Oladipo missed the previous meeting, a 98-94 Dallas win on Dec. 27, with a knee injury and played just 14 minutes over the first three quarters this time, picking up two quick fouls early in the game and never getting into a rhythm until late.
 
But he helped lead Indiana back, scoring seven straight points for his team to pull the Pacers twice within two in the final minute.
 
Wesley Matthews hit a 3 with 32.4 seconds remaining to restore a five-point lead for Dallas, and the Mavericks put the game away at the line.
 
The Pacers take on the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

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