The Dallas Mavericks (38-42, 23-16 Home) will try to slow down one of the NBA’s top shooting teams when they host the Chicago Bulls (38-42, 17-23 Away) on Friday. Chicago was beaten by the Milwaukee Bucks 105-92 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. With 21 points, Nikola Vucevic was the leading scorer in the losing effort.
Patrick Beverley added 8 points and seven assists. The Bulls are 10th in the Eastern Conference. Dallas won on Wednesday at American Airlines Center, beating the Sacramento Kings 123-119. Kyrie Irving had 31 points to top the scoresheet. With 29 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists, Luka Doncic also played a part.
The Mavericks are 11th in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After taking the only earlier season meeting against Dallas 144-115 at United Center in December 2022, Chicago will be aiming for a season sweep. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 28 points and nine rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie had 27 points and eight assists in the loss.
The Bulls have been led this season by Zach LaVine and DeRozan, who are averaging 24.9 and 24.7 points per game, respectively. DeRozan also has dished 5.1 assists per game. Meanwhile, Vucevic is grabbing 11.1 rebounds per game. Doncic’s 32.7 points per game have powered the Mavs on offense.
He has the second-best scoring average in the NBA. Doncic has also recorded 8.1 assists, sixth-most in the NBA, and 8.7 rebounds per game. Shooting 49.1% from the field, the Bulls are one of the league’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (3rd).
The Mavericks have had success in the last 10 meetings between the teams at American Airlines Center, winning six.
In the last 10 games, Chicago is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.4 (111.0-109.6). Dallas has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 117.6 points per game on average while scoring only 116.7 (-0.9 margin).
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Coby White: 22.4 | 14.8 | +7.6
Ayo Dosunmu: 7.8 | 13.8 | -6.0
Points per game:
Coby White: 13.6 | 9.4 | +4.2
Assists per game:
Zach LaVine: 6.2 | 4.3 | +1.9
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Christian Wood: 16.6 | 25.8 | -9.2
Points per game:
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 19.0 | 14.4 | +4.6
Christian Wood: 11.0 | 16.6 | -5.6
Rebounds per game:
Christian Wood: 4.2 | 7.3 | -3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavs -8.5 (-105)
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