Chicago @ Brooklyn preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 6, 2019 ) Brooklyn 117, Chicago 100

The Brooklyn Nets' six-game winning streak is over, and they look to start a new stretch of victories when they host the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. Brooklyn dropped a 112-104 decision in Boston on Monday for only the sixth loss in its last 25 games.

The Nets, who shot just 37.7 percent from the field, committed 17 turnovers in the loss to the Celtics and seemingly lacked spark. "I think we're a little fatigued right now," Brooklyn coach Kenny Atkinson told reporters. "We're on a back-to-back. This is the fatigue time in the NBA, so everybody's fatigued. We're feeling it, quite honestly." Chicago has dropped three straight games and 13 of its last 14 after falling 104-101 to visiting Cleveland on Sunday. "It's frustrating, but we just have to keep our heads up," Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen told reporters after the loss to the NBA's worst team. "That's the beauty of this league. We have the next one coming up in two days. Nobody's going to feel sorry for us. We're going to show up for work and try to get better."

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), YES (Brooklyn)

ABOUT THE BULLS (11-39): Victories are hard to come by for a young squad that hasn't shown improvement since Fred Hoiberg was fired as coach on Dec. 3 and replaced by Jim Boylen. Zach LaVine missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer against Cleveland as the squad dropped to 6-20 under Boylen's tutelage. "Still a work in progress," point guard Kris Dunn told reporters. "We had a coaching change, the lineup has been changing. We’re just trying to stick with it, figure out what works for us. We’re working on it each and every day."

ABOUT THE NETS (27-24): D'Angelo Russell scored 25 points against Boston, topping 20 for the 10th time in 13 games this month. Russell knocked down four 3-pointers for his eighth straight contest with at least two and has gone 35-for-75 from long range during the stretch. Shabazz Napier matched his season high of four 3-pointers while scoring 20 points but is just 9-for-29 overall while averaging 19 over his last two games.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Nets are 2-0 versus the Bulls this season and have won each of the last five meetings.

2. Brooklyn PG Spencer Dinwiddie (thumb) underwent surgery on Monday and could be sidelined up to six weeks.

3. Markkanen recorded 21 points and 15 rebounds against Cleveland for his sixth double-double of the season and the 20th of his career.

PREDICTION: Nets 113, Bulls 101