Meanwhile six-time All-Star Joe Johnson was going scoreless for the Nets in the first half.
Joe Johnson, who hit four game-winning shots during the regular season, delivered another clutch performance.
"Obviously, that was one of our goals and we've accomplished it, " Nets guard Joe Johnson said.
Brooklyn was playing again without guard Joe Johnson because of a right quad contusion.
On July 11, 2012, Joe Johnson was traded to Brooklyn from the Atlanta Hawks.
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Joe Johnson answered with one of his own to send it to another overtime, tied at 121.
"It's just as important as those other games, " Nets guard Joe Johnson said of the Orlando game.
Joe Johnson answered with one of his own to send it into a second overtime, tied at 121.
Joe Johnson's 3 with 24 seconds left trimmed the deficit to 91-87 and Lowry missed two free throws.
All they needed was a couple of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter from Joe Johnson, and he couldn't deliver.
Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Nets again avoided elimination, beating the short-handed Bulls.
Brooklyn trailed 70-59 to begin the fourth, but a jump shot by Joe Johnson cut the gap to 74-70 with 6:08 left.
Reggie Evans scored 15 points 15, Kris Humphries had 11 points and Joe Johnson added 10 for Brooklyn, winners of two straight.
Joe Johnson, who scored 20 points against Philadelphia on Monday, missed his fourth game of the season with a bruised left heel.
Joe Johnson missed his third straight game with a sore left heel after going through warm-ups with the hope of coming back.
"They were knocking down shots from every which way, " Joe Johnson said.
Deron Williams and former Hawks guard Joe Johnson each added 18 points.
The Nets' top three players Williams, guard Joe Johnson and center Brook Lopez are combining for an average of 52.8 points in 104 minutes.
They are getting improved play from big-contract players like Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, and Brook Lopez has continued a strong campaign.
Joakim Noah has battled plantar fasciitis in his right foot the same issue dogging Joe Johnson, except it's in his left foot.
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.
Suppose Joe Johnson was right when he said again this week, without flinching, that the Nets were the best basketball team in New York.
Brooklyn was without Joe Johnson for the second straight game because of right quad contusion he sustained in a loss at the Clippers on Saturday.
Watson 14 for the Nets, playing without Joe Johnson, who bruised his thigh in Brooklyn's loss to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Nets starting guard Joe Johnson, who has a sore left heel, went through warm-ups but was ruled out at game-time, missing his third straight game.
Deron Williams, battling the flu, was held to nine points and five assists, while Joe Johnson shot just 4 of 15 for his 16 points.
"He's had the same demeanor since Day 1, " Joe Johnson said.
Nets starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez, Reggie Evans and Joe Johnson all played cheerleading roles on the bench and were joined by Keith Bogans and Jerry Stackhouse.
Feed Brook Lopez early and often, keep Reggie Evans active on the glass and put the ball in Joe Johnson's hands with the game on the line.
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