Nolan Traore powers shorthanded Nets to win over Bulls as rookie’s emergence continues

The education of Nolan Traore continues.

And the rookie is proving to be a quick study.

Traore’s precocious play at the point led Brooklyn to a 123-115 victory over visiting Chicago before a crowd of 17,038 at Barclays Center on Monday.

The win came without Egor Dëmin and leading scorer Michael Porter Jr., the Nets coming in just 1-9 without the latter.

But Nic Claxton picked up the scoring slack with a career-high 28 points on 12-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds, and Traore ran a surprisingly smooth offense.

The French teen had 13 points and 13 assists, tied for the most by a rookie this season in the NBA, and fourth most by a rookie in team history.

“Each time you improve, and when you go out and improve a level it shows progress. It’s hard in the beginning, and then it becomes easier,” Traore told The Post, adding of his improved finishing, “I think it’s just the work — the work I put in every day. And then I’m just getting used to the speed of the game.”

Brooklyn (15-37) sits fifth in the lottery standings.

They’re a game behind Washington and two behind New Orleans, pending the Pelicans’ result against Sacramento.

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They’re just ½ game clear of sixth-place Utah, with the Jazz playing later Monday night.

Traore is the first Nets rookie with a points-assists double-double since Terrence Williams on April 3, 2010.

Noah Clowney added 22 points and was 4-of-6 from deep.

Brooklyn led by as many as 15 in the third quarter, with rookie Danny Wolf (13 points, six rebounds) giving them a 74-59 lead that looked safe.

Drake Powell — who put Patrick Williams on a poster in the first quarter — hit a 3-pointer to put the Nets ahead 87-73 with 4:27 left in the third.

But they let the Bulls — playing without Josh Giddey and Tre Jones — close on a 16-2 run to knot it at 89-all entering the fourth.

All but 30 seconds of that run came with Traore on the bench, and Ben Saraf running the point.

When Jordi Fernández went back to Traore in the final period, the French teen settled the game down.

With the game knotted at 99-all with just over eight minutes left, the Nets mounted a 10-3 run to untie it.

Wolf found Terance Mann for a 3-pointer that gave Brooklyn a 109-102 edge with 5:19 to play.

This one they didn’t squander.