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Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks

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3-5, 2-3 Away
Final
99 - 119

5-3, 4-2 Home

Luka Doncic's 27 points, 13 assists lead Dallas Mavericks past Chicago Bulls 119-99

Doncic hurls a full-court dime to Gafford

The defending Western Conference champions scored the first 13 points of the second half and led by as many as 30 while improving to 2-2 on a five-game homestand.

Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 10 rebounds while sitting out the fourth quarter to lead the Bulls, who have lost three straight games. Rookie Matas Buzelis, who had five total points this season going into play, had 13 points and nine rebounds.

Dallas played without starting forward P.J. Washington because of a right knee sprain and without Dereck Lively II, who averages the most center minutes as Gafford’s backup, because of a right shoulder sprain.

The Bulls played their second consecutive game without leading scorer Zach LaVine, who has a right adductor strain.

Takeaways Bulls: On a night when Dallas lacked two of its regular big men, the Bulls were on pace for their most 3-point shots this season at halftime with 27 – but shooting 18.5%. They finished 12 of 42 for 28.6%.

Mavericks: They held their own inside, outscoring the Bulls 60-48 in the paint and standing even on second-chance points 12-12.

Key moment Doncic, Klay Thompson and Irving hit consecutive 3-pointers during a 17-0 run in the first period that gave Dallas a 22-9 lead.

Key stat Dallas led in points off turnovers 28-13.

Up next The Bulls will complete a back-to-back at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. The Mavericks will host the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Mavericks: 77.5%
Bulls: 22.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 99 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 99 - 119
4th 15.1 Talen Horton-Tucker makes driving layup 99 - 119
4th 23.1 Jazian Gortman makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brandon Williams assists) 97 - 119
4th 38.1 Chris Duarte makes free throw 2 of 2 97 - 116

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
36-86 FG 45-93
41.9 Field Goal % 48.4
12-42 3PT 12-38
28.6 Three Point % 31.6
15-23 FT 17-21
65.2 Free Throw % 81.0
51 Rebounds 47
14 Offensive Rebounds 9
37 Defensive Rebounds 38
25 Assists 33
8 Steals 11
2 Blocks 4
22 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 0
23 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
20 Fast Break Points 21
48 Points in Paint 60
17 Fouls 19
4 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 20,011 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7
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