The Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 119-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls, marking their sixth-largest win against the team in franchise history. Following last season’s 127-92 rout, Dallas has now outscored Chicago by a record 55 points over their last two meetings.
Luka Dončić led with 27 points, 13 assists, and four steals, marking his second consecutive game with double-digit assists (28 combined in two games, tied for second-best league-wide). Dallas has now held an opponent under 100 points twice this season, improving to 2-0 when doing so.
Klay Thompson added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, tying his career-best eight-game start in 3-pointers made. Daniel Gafford contributed 17 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks against his former team.
For the Bulls, rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-high 13 points, hitting his first 3-pointer and setting personal bests with nine rebounds, two steals, and a block.
Luka Dončić led with 27 points, 13 assists, and four steals, marking his second consecutive game with double-digit assists (28 combined in two games, tied for second-best league-wide). Dallas has now held an opponent under 100 points twice this season, improving to 2-0 when doing so.
Klay Thompson added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, tying his career-best eight-game start in 3-pointers made. Daniel Gafford contributed 17 points, seven rebounds, and three blocks against his former team.
For the Bulls, rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-high 13 points, hitting his first 3-pointer and setting personal bests with nine rebounds, two steals, and a block.
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00:00The rotations for the Dallas Mavericks look slightly different in Wednesday night's faceoff
00:08against the Chicago Bulls.
00:10Four of Dallas' key players were out due to injuries, one being starter P.J.
00:14Washington, who was out with a knee sprain.
00:16The Mavericks stayed headstrong and were able to bring it home tonight with a final score
00:20of 119-99.
00:22In basketball terms, this game would be labeled as easy buckets, because one thing the Mavericks
00:27did not have a problem doing was scoring the best.
00:30They were able to maintain a lead of 20 points all the way up until the final score, with
00:3428 of those points being off the turnovers from the Chicago Bulls.
00:38It was a night full of showmanship.
00:40Kyrie Irving was on fire, scoring 15 points in the first quarter.
00:44We also saw Luka Doncic showing off his infamous step back and wonderful defensive plays to
00:50top it off.
00:51Luka Doncic finished with 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 13 assists.
00:56Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford behind him, both finishing with 17 points.
01:00The Dallas Mavericks will be back home to host the Phoenix Suns for an early tip-off
01:04on Friday night.
01:05For all things Mavericks, tune in to Spectrum Cable, Channel 15, Wednesdays and Thursday
01:09nights at 11 p.m.
01:11I'm Faith Knight, and you've just been Credentialed.