Now Bulls lose to Nets(again)–still tied with Raptors.

EAST RUTHERFORD—So now the Bulls lost the season series(2-1)to the lowly New Jersey Nets!!!!  Terrence Williams had a text message from north of the border waiting for him after the New Jersey Nets’ stunning double-overtime win over the Bulls.Williams was certainly the catalyst in the Nets’ big win that prevented the Bulls from taking over the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.He had a career-high 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in leading New Jersey to a 127-116 victory and becoming the first Nets rookie to post a triple-double since 2001.The Bulls’ loss coupled with the Raptors’ loss in Atlanta left the teams tied for eighth in the conference with 38-41 records and three games left in the regular season. The teams meet in Toronto on Sunday. The Raptors have the tiebreaker should they finish with the same record. Derrick Rose had 25 points before fouling out in the second overtime. The Bulls easily could have won this game, one which they rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit.However, they allowed Brook Lopez to slam home a rebound with 0.1 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and then blew a seven-point lead with 69 seconds to go in the first overtime.The Nets (12-67) got the job done by scoring the final seven points in the first overtime and the first seven in the second extra session.Lopez added 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Harris scored 19 as the Nets won for the fifth time in nine games. Yi Jianlian chipped in with 15 points and 12 rebounds.Brad Miller scored a season-high 27 points with 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost for only the fourth time in 11 games.After Harris put New Jersey ahead for good, Williams hit a jumper to stretch the lead to 116-112 with 3:12 to play. Harris hit one free throw on the play Rose fouled out, then set up Yi for a dunk with 2:19 to play that seemingly took the air out of the Bulls, who were playing their second game in two nights.The Bulls nearly had the game locked up in the first overtime, scoring the first seven points and eventually leading 112-105 with 1:07 to play.New Jersey rallied, taking advantage of two turnovers by Rose in the final minute. Lopez hit two free throws to tie the game at 112 with 12.8 seconds to play and Rose missed a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer.The Nets were in danger of losing in regulation before Lopez made a spectacular rebound stuff of a missed floater by Courtney Lee to tie it at 103.The play was not without controversy, because replays seemed to show the ball might have been on the cylinder when Lopez jammed it home. Del Negro appealed for the officiating crew to review the play, but it was not reviewable.New Jersey used a 20-10 run bridging the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth to open an 87-76 lead on a layup by Josh Boone. The Bulls outscored the Nets 17-7 in the final 4:42 of regulation, with Miller scoring 12 in the run.The Bulls,who had not led since early in the third quarter, took a 100-99 lead when Joakim Noah tipped in a missed drive by Rose for a 100-99 lead with 48.6 seconds to go.A drive by Harris got New Jersey within 102-101 with 4.6 seconds left and Rose left the door open, making 1 of 2 free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining in regulation. Lopez’s controversial stuff forced the overtime.