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Lopez added eight points and four rebounds in the third while Williams, Gerald Wallace and Johnson combined for five third-quarter 3-pointers.

WSJ: Nets Loss to Bulls Ends Season

Brooklyn got eight second-quarter points from Kris Humphries, then opened its biggest lead when Johnson and Wallace made consecutive 3-pointers before Lopez made two free throws to make it 50-40.

WSJ: Nets win 110-91, cut Bulls' lead to 3-2

Williams is playing on a winning team with current All-Star Brook Lopez and former All-Stars Joe Johnson and Gerald Wallace, but the success has come at the cost of his own statistics.

WSJ: Williams's Assists Need Help

This opening Nets season was not at all a disappointment (try being a Bobcats fan on for size) but they are tied to comically extravagant deals for Williams and Joe Johnson and Gerald Wallace, so expectations shouldn't be low.

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Despite playing without injured starters Joe Johnson (heel) and Gerald Wallace (foot), the playoff-bound Nets closed their 17-day trip by making some history.

WSJ: Nets beat Cavs to set franchise mark for road wins

King then swung a deal with Atlanta for Joe Johnson, re-signed Gerald Wallace, whom he acquired last February from Portland in exchange for a first-round draft pick that turned out to be Damian Lillard.

WSJ: Lopez, Blatche help Nets hold off Pistons, 103-99

They re-signed starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Gerald Wallace and traded for Atlanta Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson in hopes of being a contender in their first season in Brooklyn after they were longtime losers in New Jersey.

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