Both times they were missing point guard Kirk Hinrich, this time with a right foot injury.
The Bulls also got a big performance from Kirk Hinrich, who finished with 18 points and 14 assists.
That's when Deng answered with a 3-pointer from the wing and Kirk Hinrich brought the crowd to its feet with a floater.
WSJ: Miami Heat NBA Win Streak Ends at 27 After Loss to Chicago Bulls
Nate Robinson had 20 points and eight assists starting in place of point guard Kirk Hinrich, who bruised his left calf in Saturday's game.
They couldn't match the effort of the Bulls, who played harder to make up for the absences of starters Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich during the series.
The Bulls looked impossibly unlucky as the series went on, dealing with a team-wide flu bout and missing key players Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich at times.
He cited two specific plays he thought merited flagrant fouls, one involving Kirk Hinrich in the first quarter and another by Taj Gibson late in the fourth.
Point guard Kirk Hinrich might miss his second straight game because of a bruised left calf, and Luol Deng and Taj Gibson were sick Wednesday and stayed home.
The Nets simply had every advantage over a Bulls team that was without starters Kirk Hinrich (calf) and Luol Deng (illness), not to mention former MVP Derrick Rose (knee).
And on the following possession, the Bulls took their first lead since the first quarter when Kirk Hinrich rebounded his own miss, then found Rip Hamilton for a triple to make it 85-84, Chicago.
Luol Deng scored 18 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bulls, who played without starters Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Kirk Hinrich while losing for just the third time in 11 games.
Chicago was already without 2010-2011 MVP Derrick Rose, who is unlikely to play in the postseason (although Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau hasn't officially closed that door) and his replacement, Kirk Hinrich, left the game in the third quarter with a thigh contusion.
He cited two instances from Wednesday alone a play where Kirk Hinrich took him down with two hands in the first quarter, and one where Taj Gibson appeared to make contact around his neck with about four minutes remaining where he thought the contact was excessive.
WSJ: Miami Heat NBA Win Streak Ends at 27 After Loss to Chicago Bulls
He cited two instances from Wednesday alone a play where Kirk Hinrich took him down with two hands in the first quarter, and Taj Gibson appearing to make contact around his neck with about 4 minutes remaining where he thought the contact was excessive.
With Luol Deng (illness) and Kirk Hinrich (bruised left calf) out again and Derrick Rose still not ready to return from last year's torn ACL, the Bulls leaned on Noah, who could barely play when the Bulls were blown out here two weeks ago in Game 1 because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
Luol Deng led Chicago in scoring with 19, Robinson and Kirk Hinrich scored 14 apiece and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Bulls, who played without Joakim Noah (foot), Taj Gibson (knee), Richard Hamilton (one-game NBA suspension) and of course, Derrick Rose, who has been out all year while coming back from a knee injury.
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