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CHICAGO (AP)\u2014Kyle Korver<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> came up big down the stretch to finish with 19
\npoints, Derrick Rose<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 15 and the Chicago Bulls<\/a> closed the regular season
\nwith their ninth straight win, beating the New Jersey Nets<\/a> 97-92 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls had to wait to see if they
\nwould get home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. They were tied with San
\nAntonio for the league\u2019s best record when the night began, and if the Spurs beat
\nPhoenix, a random drawing would decide the overall No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n

The Bulls led by as much as 13 in the second quarter and were up seven at
\nthe half, but found themselves trailing 68-58 after the Nets scored 15 straight
\nmidway through the third. They responded by scoring 10 in a row to close the
\nperiod and pulled this one out in the end, with Korver scoring seven in the
\nfinal four minutes.<\/p>\n

Rasual Butler<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 10, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final
\nminute, and the Bulls got 55 points from their bench on a night when the
\nstarters spent much of the fourth quarter on the bench.<\/p>\n

Rose was just 5 of 13 from the field. Luol Deng<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 11. Joakim Noah<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span>
\nfinished with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls finished 62-20, equaling
\ntheir best showing since the 1997-98 championship season. That also put Tom
\nThibodeau in a tie with Paul Westphal for the most wins by a first-year coach.<\/p>\n

The Nets got 21 points and 12 assists from Jordan Farmar<\/a>(notes)<\/a>.<\/span> Brook Lopez<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> added
\n17 points after scoring at least 30 in four of the previous five games, and New
\nJersey finished the season with its 11th loss in 12 games.<\/p>\n

The Bulls can now focus on their first-round matchup with Indiana that
\nstarts Saturday after a wild, dramatic finish to the regular season.<\/p>\n

They were trailing 84-81 when C.J. Watson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> hit a 3-pointer with 5:46 left,
\nand Korver tied it when he nailed one from the right side about 1:15 later.<\/p>\n

Taj Gibson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> then rebounded Travis Outlaw\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> miss, and with the crowd on its
\nfeet, Butler nailed a jumper to put Chicago ahead 86-84 with 3:37 remaining.<\/p>\n

Johan Petro<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> tied it with a jumper after a shot by Farmar hit the side of the
\nbackboard, but Korver struck again, burying another jumper to make it 88-86 with
\njust under three minutes left.<\/p>\n

Two free throws by Farmar with 1:33 remaining knotted it at 88 before
\nChicago\u2019s Gibson hit 1 of 2 11 seconds later. Lopez hit a short bank shot, but
\nButler brought the crowd to its feet when he buried a corner 3 in front of the
\nNew Jersey bench, putting the Bulls back on top 92-90 with 46 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Kurt Thomas<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> then blocked a driving Lopez, and Watson hit the second of two
\nfree throws with 22.8 seconds left to make it a three-point game.<\/p>\n

After a timeout, Farmar missed a 3 from the right wing. Gibson got the
\nrebound and hit both free throws to make it 95-90. Farmar immediately drove past
\nRose to pull the Nets within three with 11.8 seconds left, but Korver hit two
\nfree throws to preserve the win.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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