The Dallas Mavericks (13-12, 3-8 Away) travel to face the Chicago Bulls (10-14, 6-5 Home) Saturday at United Center. Dallas is playing on back-to-back days after being narrowly defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks 106-105 at American Airlines Center yesterday.
Luka Doncic was the key player in the losing effort with 33 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds. The Mavericks are seventh in the Western Conference. Chicago won on Wednesday at United Center, beating the Washington Wizards 115-111.
DeMar DeRozan topped the scoresheet with 27 points. With 25 points, 11 rebounds, and three assists, Nikola Vucevic also impressed. The Bulls are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Dallas and Chicago split their matchups last season, each team winning one game.
The Mavericks won the last meeting 113-99 at American Airlines Center on January 9. Doncic led the Mavericks with a triple double, recording 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists. DeRozan had 20 points and eight assists in defeat.
Doncic is averaging 32.9 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Mavs in scoring this season. Doncic also is contributing 8.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, placing him first and first in the NBA, respectively.DeRozan (25.5 ppg) and Zach LaVine (22.2) have powered the Bulls’ offense.
DeRozan leads the league in scoring, while LaVine is first. DeRozan also has tallied 4.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Vucevic has pulled down 11.0 rebounds per game.The teams have split their last 10 clashes at United Center (5-5).
Meanwhile, the Mavericks are 2-3 this season when playing two days in a row, all of which have been against rested opponents. The Bulls are 1-2 with a rest advantage.
Dallas is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +0.9 (113.7-112.8). Chicago has also gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 115.4 points per game on average while scoring only 112.9 (-2.5 margin).
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 27.4 | 17.6 | +9.8
Points per game:
Tim Hardaway Jr.: 21.6 | 13.1 | +8.5
BULLS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Andre Drummond: 9.4 | 13.9 | -4.5
Rebounds per game:
Zach LaVine: 6.4 | 4.7 | +1.7
Andre Drummond: 4.6 | 7.1 | -2.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavericks (+105)
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