Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets Final Score & Over/Under Result — Feb 9, 2026

Brooklyn's recent struggles—allowing 117.4 points per game over its last ten—met a Chicago team averaging 118.0 in scoring during the same stretch, and the Nets' defense bent but held firm in a 123-115 victory that shattered the market's expectations. The combined 238 points crushed the 218.5 total by 19.5, with the third quarter emerging as the decisive period: that frame alone generated 64 combined points, the game's highest-scoring quarter, as the teams traded baskets in an offensive showcase that set the tone for a second half that totaled 124 points.

Nic Claxton anchored Brooklyn's win with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Noah Clowney added 22 points and 6 rebounds. Chicago's Anfernee Simons led the Bulls with 23 points and 7 assists, and Collin Sexton chipped in 21 points. The opening half stayed tighter—114 combined—before the pace accelerated. Brooklyn's 34-point fourth quarter sealed the outcome after the teams combined for just 60 in the final frame.

Head-to-head history had pointed toward higher-scoring affairs; the three prior matchups this season ranged from 216 to 226 combined points. This meeting climbed well above that band, landing decisively in the over. DAGGER leaned under and missed.