Nets making strides ahead of rematch with Bulls

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The Brooklyn Nets edged the visiting Chicago Bulls on Friday to stop a five-game skid.

On Sunday, the Nets will try to win consecutive games for just the third time this season as they enter a rematch against the Bulls in Chicago.

Brooklyn squandered a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead Friday before recovering in crunch time. Michael Porter Jr. hit a go-ahea