When Luol Deng nailed a three-pointer to give the Bulls a 97-85 lead with 4:07 left in the game, it honestly looked like the Bulls had this game pretty much wrapped up. As it turns out, not so much. Dallas closed out the game on a 15-1 run as Chicago’s offense — which had been […]
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Mavericks-Bulls Preview
Dallas Mavericks Status Check: Record: 7-8 Division: 0-0 Conference: 2-4 Road Record: 2-5 Last 10 Games: 3-7 Streak: Lost 2 Last game: 100-98 loss to Philadelphia PPG: 100.7 (6th) Opponents PPG: 101.5 (28th) Offensive Rating: 105.2 (15th) Defensive Rating: 106.1 (21st) Pace: 94.4 (3rd) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .505 (8th) Turnover Percentage: .142 (15th) Defensive […]
Circus Trip: Bulls 88, Mavs 83
Midway through the third quarter, Dirk Nowitzki scored seven straight points — two layups sandwiched around a three-pointer — to give Dallas a 55-43 lead. That 12-point lead represented a 23-point turnaround from the 11-point lead Chicago had built during the second quarter. And I bet I’m not the only person who was having flashbacks to […]
I’ll take it
You know, a lot of people predicted that the Bulls would come back from their Western Conference road trip with an 11-game losing streak, particularly after they kicked the journey off with an overtime loss (of the “fourth-quarter collapse” variety) to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Instead, the team will return to the United Center on Tuesday for Johnny “Red” Kerr Night after a 4-3 […]