Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets Takeaways: Of course, the Bulls won

What did I just watch?

Sure the Chicago Bulls are headed to the playoffs, but for the 10 people out there who watched Wednesday’s game I’m sorry. All tape of this game should be deleted immediately.

This type of game was to be expected with Brooklyn resting roughly half of their team. Brooklyn’s offense was expected to sputter, but boy it was ugly.

Since this game was clearly over by halftime, let’s focus on the first half. The Nets shot 2-of-17 from 3 in the first half and 14-of-43 from the field. Brooklyn made12 percent of its 3-point attempts. That sounds like what the seventh and eighth graders I coached in a church league would shoot, not an NBA team.

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The Nets committed eight turnovers in the first quarter alone, and finished the half with 12. That’s more turnovers than the Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons average a game.  And don’t think Chicago’s defense was responsible, Brooklyn simply made bad decisions and sloppy passes.

The Bulls were able to carry a big lead into halftime, but not because of their play. The Bulls had eight turnovers and shot 38 percent from the field in the first half. Where Chicago was able to separate itself from Brooklyn was from behind the 3-point line (who would have thought) shooting 6-of-14.

The Nets ended the game 3-for-33 on 3-pointers. More than anything this game just needed to end, and thankfully it did.