Lost in the negatives of the hobbled Brooklyn Nets' 128-102 loss to the Chicago Bulls was the long-anticipated return of Day'Ron Sharpe. Having been sidelined by a hamstring injury suffered ahead of the preseason,

Day’Ron Sharpe finally made his season debut Monday night. After working back from a hamstring injury since training camp, the backup center suited up and contributed four points, two rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes.

The Brooklyn Nets are beginning to settle into the season after a hot start that saw them performing better than expected. While the Nets are still outperforming expectations, there is reason to believe that the team is going to start falling back down to earth.

The Arizona Republic's latest NBA power rankings have the Cleveland Cavaliers back on top after taking down the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.

Other risers this week include the Bucks, Mavericks and Hawks, while the teams at the top have benefited from continuity.

The banged-up Brooklyn Nets took another hit on Sunday, losing key rotational players Cam Johnson and Ziaire Williams to injuries—a blow that proved costly in t

The Bulls started to pull away in the third quarter, outscoring the Nets 36-22 in the period. Buzelis' basket off a pass from Giddey made it 92-72 going into the fourth.

The Nets lost at the Bulls 128-102 and that was despite a first half in which Brooklyn competed well against Chicago to the tune of trailing just 56-50 heading into halftime. However, the second half is where things got away for Brooklyn as Chicago outscored them 72-52, including the Bulls outscoring the Nets in fastbreak points 23-10.