The Nets’ best game of the year came in the next-to-last game they will play at their home of 29 seasons. It's doubtful they will be able to top it in Monday’s Izod Center finale.

But it was riveting how the Nets played at the end after giving up a 12-point fourth-quarter lead with 7:40 left and 10-point cushion with 4:43 remaining in regulation.

None of that mattered after the Nets pulled out the 127-116 double-overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls, a game that featured some huge performances.

The biggest was by Terrence Williams. The rookie had his first career triple-double, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The final assist came with 17.6 seconds left in the second OT.

Brook Lopez, whose dunk gave Williams the triple-double, was clutch. He dunked home a Courtney Lee miss with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to force the first overtime. Then, in the second OT, Lopez sank two from the line with 12.8 seconds remaining to tie it. He finished with 26 points and 14 rebounds.

Yi Jianlian had some big plays on both ends late and produced a 15-point, 12-rebound, three-block night.

The Nets were the beneficiaries of a no-call on a Derrick Rose drive in the first overtime and the Bulls up two with 25.2 ticks left. Huge play, of course, and it led to Lopez’s free throws on the other end.

The most impressive thing about this win –- against a team fighting for its playoff lives –- was that the Nets hung in even after blowing the big leads. They didn’t fold after falling behind by seven 1:28 into the OT and still trailing by seven with under a minute left.

“It says a lot about our guys,” interim coach Kiki Vandeweghe said. “Our guys have had basically no quit all year. They kept practicing hard, kept working on their individual skills. I think all of the players have continued to develop like we'd like them to and our young players are really stepping up in situations like this.”

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The Russian takeover is on hold for now, but no one seems to be concerned that he won’t become the Nets’ owner eventually. It just won’t happen on April 16 as it was expected.

Mikhail Prokhorov has passed all the background checks and the NBA Board of Governors’ approval is a formality. The NBA must wait for the “vacant possessions” clause in the sale to be met. In other words, the people on the site of the Brooklyn arena project have to leave.

Some are saying it could be soon, but others seem to think it could go until the summer or even deep into the summer. No one wants to see people evicted from their places, but until there is a court ruling settling when the tenants have to leave Prokhorov will remain on the outside looking in.

The Nets need it settled because of everything that’s supposed to happen this offseason.

The have to hire a coach and will have roughly $23 million to use in free agency. You know Prokhorov wants to be involved in both.

It also could help the Nets if they were able to woo prospective players with some of Prokhorov’s toys, like just a Gulfstream V Jet and yacht.

There also needs to be a resolution on who will run the Nets. All indications are Rod Thorn will continue his role as president, but his next contract is coming from the Nets’ new owner.

Prokhorov should announce unequivocally that once he’s in charge, Thorn will get a new deal so everyone can operate accordingly. The Nets probably will anyway, but they also want to play by NBA rules and Prokhorov isn’t the owner until all stipulations are met.

But Thorn will have to start reaching out to coaches and interviewing them. He can’t wait and risk missing out someone he wants. The Nets just will need Bruce Ratner to approve any transactions until this is settled.

It’s probably fitting that it isn’t easy. Nothing ever is easy for the Nets. Look at their history. Look at this season. Look at last night’s game.

Al Iannazzone covers the Nets for The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)