The Dallas Mavericks continued the homestand against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. The Mavericks defeated the Bulls 119-99 at the American Airlines Center. Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was in attendance. Dallas improved to 5-3, while Chicago fell to 3-5.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 27 points, seven rebounds, and 13 assists. Kyrie Irving followed with 17 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Daniel Gafford added 17 points, seven rebounds, and one assist. Klay Thompson scored 13 points, six rebounds, and one assist. Jaden Hardy had 11 points and two assists.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Chicago Bulls Recap
The Dallas Mavericks’ home game against the visiting Chicago Bulls was action-packed, despite the Mavericks being without Dereck Lively II, PJ Washington, Dante Exum, and Maxi Kleber. The Mavericks’ starting lineup consisted of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Naji Marshall, Klay Thompson, and Daniel Gafford. Marshall gave the Mavericks a spark off the bench in Monday’s 134-127 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
The Mavericks swiftly got on the board with a free throw, but the Bulls responded with a two-pointer for an early 2-1 lead by the 10-minute mark of the first quarter. Then, Dallas surged starting with Irving’s first of many buckets. The Mavericks led 32-24 at the end of the first.
The Mavericks’ second quarter scoring was a bit tame compared to the first quarter, but the Bulls were almost the same. The Mavericks held a 56-45 lead at the halftime break. The Mavericks then took a 24-point lead midway through the third quarter. Kyrie Irving found Daniel Gafford in traffic. Gafford finished at the rim. The Mavericks had an 88-68 lead after three quarters.
The Mavericks’ scoring surge in the fourth quarter maintained a double-digit lead. Daniel Gafford got a transition bucket to go late in the fourth. The Mavericks reached the 100-point plateau in the final minutes. The Mavericks defeated the Bulls 119-99 in regulation.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Chicago Bulls Highlights
The Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls’ game was full of highlights, such as Klay Thompson’s three-pointer off a pass from Kyrie Irving in the third quarter. Thompson’s three prompted the Mavericks to make a “Splash Appreciation Post” on X.
For the Mavericks, Naji Marshall went coast to coast on the court at the end of the Mavericks’ possession in the second quarter. Marshall was part of the team’s starting lineup, filling in for PJ Washington, who’s out with a right knee sprain, after seeing a season-high 34 minutes on Monday. For the Bulls, Matas Buzelis put up a corner three-pointer in the first quarter. Buzelis was recently recalled from the NBA G League’s Windy City Bulls in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 25 miles from Chicago.
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On Monday, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 134-127 in front of a sellout crowd of 19,613 at the American Airlines Center. Pacers Center Myles Turner recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in his homecoming. Turner is a Bedford, Texas, native, who played college basketball in Texas for one season from 2014-15 before declaring for the 2015 NBA Draft and being selected 11th overall by the Pacers.
Naji Marshall was the whole package for the Mavericks during Monday night’s 134-127 loss to the Pacers. Marshall, a five-year veteran, scored a season-high 20 points. Marshall also collected five rebounds and distributed a season-high six assists.
The Mavericks will conclude the homestand against the Phoenix Suns on Friday at 6:30 p.m. Central. The Suns activated Guard Bradley Beal ahead of their home game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Beal missed the last two games with a right elbow strain.
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