Bulls-Mavericks Preview

By ALAN FERGUSON
Posted Mar 17 2010 2:33AM

Until a surprising home blowout, the Dallas Mavericks had thrived despite a handful of injuries, including facial surgery to their top reserve.

The Mavericks should get a little healthier Wednesday night with Jason Terry's expected return against the Chicago Bulls, who are dealing with their own injury problems.

Dallas (45-22) had five players miss time during a 13-game win streak that ended with Saturday night's home loss to New York. Erick Dampier sat out the first 12 victories (finger), and starters Brendan Haywood (lower back tightness) and Caron Butler (reaction to medication) missed two games each. Jose Juan Barea was also out for one game (sprained left ankle).

It was Terry's loss that was expected to have the most significant impact. The NBA's reigning sixth man of the year is the team's second-leading scorer with 17.0 points per game, and he averaged 20.8 points over five games before getting an elbow to the left side of his face in a win over Minnesota on March 3.

"I got really lucky because I didn't break my nose," he told the team's Web site. "I actually just broke my cheekbone."

Even without Terry, the Mavericks matched the NBA's longest win streak this season, but that run ended with the 128-94 loss to the Knicks. With 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki was the only Dallas player with more than 15, while New York had four score 20 or more.

The Knicks shot 56.2 percent, including 53.3 percent (16 of 30) from 3-point range.

"You especially don't want it to come to an end like this, but at the same time it was a great run," forward Shawn Marion said. "It seemed like everything we did out there wouldn't go right tonight."

Not much has gone right for the Bulls (31-35) since they shut down Joakim Noah because of plantar fasciitis on Feb. 27. At the time of Noah's injury, Chicago was sixth in the East, but it has fallen to ninth while losing each of the eight games its center has missed.

The Bulls were without each of their top four scorers Tuesday night in Memphis, but they nearly rallied past the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter before falling 104-97.

Trailing by 18 entering the fourth, Chicago cut the deficit to four with 28 seconds left before missing consecutive 3-point attempts. Flip Murray had 25 points, and Hakim Warrick added 22 in place of their missing teammates.

"If we played the way we played in the second half for 48 minutes, I think we would have a really good shot,'' Warrick said. "We just had some little mistakes that we couldn't overcome.''

The Bulls will have guard Kirk Hinrich back from a one-game suspension for making contact with a referee. However, the statuses of All-Star point guard Derrick Rose (sprained wrist) and starting forward Luol Deng (strained calf) are uncertain. Noah will likely remain sidelined.

The potential absence of Rose, who scored 34 points in a 122-116 home loss to Dallas on March 6, could hurt as Chicago tries to avoid its 21st defeat in 24 games against the Mavericks. The Bulls have also dropped 11 of 12 in Dallas since the start of the 1997-98 season.

The Bulls' loss to the Mavericks earlier this month was one of 11 straight games in which they've given up at least 100 points. They haven't allowed opponents to reach the century mark in 12 in a row since a 25-game stretch from Dec. 21, 1985-Feb. 17, 1986.

Chicago is also on the verge of losing nine straight for the first time since the start of the 2004-05 season.

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Mavs hand Bulls ninth straight loss, longest skid since 2004

By Dave Ivey, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday March 18, 2010 12:30AM

DALLAS (NBA.com exclusive) -- The seriously short-handed Bulls are overdue for some good fortune, but their green uniforms didn't bring much luck on St. Patrick's Day and their losing streak reached nine with a 113-106 defeat in Dallas.

Caron Butler scored 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 26 for the Mavericks, who won for the 14th time in 15 games. Acie Law led Chicago with 22 off the bench, including 16 in the second half as the Bulls sliced a 25-point deficit to seven with 5:49 remaining.

The Bulls' longest skid since dropping the first nine games of the 2004-05 season moved them 2½ games behind Toronto for the East's final playoff spot. Chicago has lost 12 of its last 13 in Dallas, and 21 of the last 24 meetings overall.

The Mavericks led 32-20 after the first quarter and 64-44 at the break after shooting 66 percent. The Bulls missed their first eight 3-pointers in the half and fell behind 60-35 on a 3-pointer by J.J. Barea at the 2:00 mark.

Chicago flipped the script in the second half, shooting 62 percent and dominating Dallas in the paint (32-18) and on the break (13-3). The Bulls scored on 11 of their first 12 possessions in the fourth to tighten things up at 100-93. But Barea answered by scoring 10 straight points for the Mavs and buried two big 3-pointers to end the threat.

Chicago played its ninth straight game without Joakim Noah (left foot), its fourth straight without Luol Deng (right calf) and third straight without All-Star Derrick Rose (left wrist). The only regular starters in action were rookie Taj Gibson and Kirk Hinrich, who returned from a one-game suspension for contact with an official.

"There's never been a team that at some point wasn't shorthanded," Bulls center Brad Miller said. "That's just physically impossible in this league. We're just obviously not playing good. A lot of new parts, a lot of big parts out, but nobody's going to feel sorry for us. We've just got to try to get better with the guys we've got playing."

Law was 7-for-8 from the field and 7-for-7 at the line to lead Chicago, with Hakim Warrick (13) and Flip Murray (12) also reaching double figures off the bench. Miller and Gibson each had 12 and rookie James Johnson scored 11.

Chicago returns home from its 0-4 road swing and will try to halt its slide against East-leading Cleveland on Friday. The Bulls have allowed 100-plus in 12 consecutive contests, their longest streak since a 25-game stretch in 1985-86.

"We've got to tighten up some things defensively," Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. "That's how we won early in the season. We can't control the paint and we're not controlling penetration as well as we'd like. We just have to keep trying to find ways to improve."

The Mavericks improved to 14-2 since the All-Star break, 19-1 when shooting 50 percent from the field and 11-1 when scoring at least 60 first-half points.

Nowitzki scored 17 of his 26 in the first half and finished with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals. Butler was 14-for-16 at the line and Dallas remained unbeaten (5-0) when both players score at least 20. Barea was 3-for-4 behind the arc and logged 15 points.

"We were struggling a little bit in the fourth quarter to score, so I started going underneath on the pick-and-rolls and got my shot going," Barea said. "I felt confident and when they left me alone, I just pulled up and shot it."

Jason Kidd, who turns 37 next week, rested the entire second and fourth quarters and was held scoreless. He was also 0-for-4 from 3-point range, snapping a streak of 30 straight with at least one triple.

"He's had some soreness the last couple days," said coach Rick Carlisle. "About a minute or two into the fourth, he asked if he could ice down. At that point, he was done."

Sixth man Jason Terry returned after missing five games following facial surgery to repair a broken orbital bone, suffered when he was struck by Minnesota guard Corey Brewer's inadvertent elbow on March 3. Wearing a protective mask -- and accompanied by the theme from "Phantom of the Opera" -- he knocked down his first four shots, but then missed his next six.

"He went 4-for-5 in the first half. That was great," Carlisle said. "In the second half, he's a factor on the floor because of all the attention he draws. He changes the geometry of the rest of the players. Even when he's not scoring, he's a factor."

• Bulls: Deng, James, Noah
• Mavericks: Thomas

• Bulls: Hinrich
• Mavericks: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
• Officials: #57 Greg Willard, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 20406
• Duration: 2:18

Chicago Bulls (31-36)		Dallas Mavericks (46-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Haywood vs Miller (Gibson gains possession)
Gibson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:37
	11:35	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24 [DAL 2-0]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (1 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
Team Rebound	11:07
Marion Violation:Kicked Ball	10:52
Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	10:42 [CHI 2-2]
	10:20 [DAL 4-2]	Marion Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Haywood (1 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	10:07 [CHI 4-4]
	09:49	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:48
	09:37	Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:20
Gibson Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:20 [CHI 6-4]
	09:01	Kidd Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:00
Miller Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	08:52
Pargo Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	08:37
	08:37 [DAL 5-6]	Nowitzki Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	08:23 [DAL 7-6]	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (3 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
	08:05	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:01
	08:01 [DAL 8-6]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:01 [DAL 9-6]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:43	Haywood Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:43 [CHI 7-9]
	07:43	Haywood Substitution replaced by Dampier
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:43 [CHI 8-9]
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:30
	07:30 [DAL 10-8]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:30 [DAL 11-8]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (1 ST)	07:06
	07:00	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Hinrich Running Bank shot: Missed	06:49
	06:47	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pargo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:44
	06:44 [DAL 12-8]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:44 [DAL 13-8]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	06:31 [CHI 10-13]
	06:17	Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:09	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:58 [DAL 15-10]	Dampier Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:37 [DAL 17-10]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:29
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	05:17
	05:16	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:04	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pargo (2 ST)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)	05:00 [CHI 12-17]
	04:40 [DAL 19-12]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dampier (1 AST)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	04:28
	04:27	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:27	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Terry
Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick	04:27
Pargo Substitution replaced by Murray	04:27
	04:11 [DAL 21-12]	Marion Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:00 [CHI 14-21]
	03:45	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:45
Murray Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:37 [CHI 16-21]
	03:14 [DAL 23-16]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Murray Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:56	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:54
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:54 [DAL 24-16]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:54	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:53
Warrick Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:33 [CHI 18-24]
	02:17	Marion Running Hook Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:15
Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:03	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:58 [DAL 27-18]	Terry 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	01:47
Team Rebound	01:46
Miller Substitution replaced by Richard	01:46
	01:39	Butler Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	01:39	Butler Substitution replaced by Stevenson
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Law	01:39
Murray Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dampier (1 ST)	01:25
	01:21	Marion Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Law Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:05 [CHI 20-27]
	00:50.9 [DAL 29-20]	Terry Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:34.7	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:29.8 [DAL 31-20]	Dampier Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Murray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:29.8
	00:29.8 [DAL 32-20]	Dampier Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Law 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Terry (1 BLK)	00:05.8
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:05.8
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:05.8
	00:05.8	Dampier Substitution replaced by Nowitzki
	00:05.8	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Barea
	00:00.4	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (31-36)		Dallas Mavericks (46-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Richard Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:45
	11:33 [DAL 34-20]	Nowitzki Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Warrick Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:08	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:55	Barea Running Bank shot: Missed
	10:53	Team Rebound
	10:51 [DAL 36-20]	Terry Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Barea (1 AST)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:34 [CHI 22-36]
	10:19 [DAL 38-22]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Stevenson (1 AST)
Hinrich Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:57	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:40	Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:38
Murray Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:29
	09:27	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:19	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:18
Law Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:08 [CHI 24-38]
	08:58 [DAL 40-24]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Barea (2 AST)
Law Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:43 [CHI 26-40]
	08:18	Barea 3pt Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:16
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	08:11
	08:09	Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:01 [DAL 42-26]	Dampier Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (2 AST)
	07:44	Dampier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	07:44
	07:44	Dampier Substitution replaced by Beaubois
	07:44	Terry Substitution replaced by Butler
	07:44	Stevenson Substitution replaced by Haywood
Richard Substitution replaced by Miller	07:44
Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:44
Team Rebound	07:44
Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:44 [CHI 27-42]
	07:28	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:26
Murray Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:20 [CHI 29-42]
	07:03 [DAL 44-29]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)
Warrick Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Law (1 AST)	06:44 [CHI 31-44]
	06:24 [DAL 46-31]	Barea Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Murray Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)	06:01
	06:01	Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Murray Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:01
Law Substitution replaced by Pargo	06:01
Warrick Substitution replaced by Gibson	06:01
	05:39	Haywood Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:27
	05:10 [DAL 48-31]	Butler Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:51 [CHI 33-48]
	04:38 [DAL 50-33]	Nowitzki Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Butler (3 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	04:26
	04:25	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14 [DAL 53-33]	Beaubois 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Barea (3 AST)
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:55
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:48	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:45 [DAL 55-33]	Butler Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Barea (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:35
	03:35	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Marion
Murray Substitution replaced by Johnson	03:35
Pargo Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
Pargo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:19
Miller Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (2 BLK)	03:11
	03:09	Beaubois Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:06 [DAL 57-33]	Beaubois Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:45
Miller Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	02:45
	02:25	Marion Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:24
Pargo Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:19 [CHI 35-57]
	02:00 [DAL 60-35]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	01:47 [CHI 38-60]
	01:32	Barea Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:21 [CHI 40-60]
	01:00	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:00	Beaubois Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:00 [DAL 62-40]	Beaubois Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Pargo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:46.9 [CHI 42-62]
	00:32.9	Beaubois 3pt Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:31.9
Johnson Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Pargo (2 AST)	00:23.9 [CHI 44-62]
Pargo Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:07.0
Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:00.9
	00:00.9 [DAL 63-44]	Beaubois Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:00.9	Butler Substitution replaced by Stevenson
	00:00.9 [DAL 64-44]	Beaubois Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:00.9
	00:00.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:00.3	Stevenson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (3 ST)
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (31-36)		Dallas Mavericks (46-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)
	11:40	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:36 [DAL 67-44]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (3 AST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	11:19
	11:06	Haywood Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pargo (4 ST)
Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Pargo (3 AST)	11:00 [CHI 46-67]
Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:45
	10:45 [DAL 68-46]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	10:45 [DAL 69-46]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	10:33 [CHI 48-69]
	10:17	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Pargo Pullup Jump shot: Missed	10:10
	10:08	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:01	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:59
Pargo Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:52	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Pargo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:47
	09:47 [DAL 70-48]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	09:47 [DAL 71-48]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Hinrich Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:31 [CHI 50-71]
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:20
	09:20 [DAL 72-50]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	09:20 [DAL 73-50]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Pargo (4 AST)	09:02 [CHI 53-73]
	08:41	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Pargo (5 ST)
Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	08:38
	08:34	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:32
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (2 ST)	08:27
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:20
	08:20	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:20	Team Rebound
Pargo Substitution replaced by Murray	08:20
	08:20 [DAL 74-53]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	08:10 [CHI 55-74]
	07:48 [DAL 76-55]	Marion Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	07:28 [CHI 57-76]
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:07
	07:07	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:07	Team Rebound
	07:07 [DAL 77-57]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:44
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	06:35
Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:16
Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick	06:16
	06:16 [DAL 78-57]	Nowitzki Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	06:16 [DAL 79-57]	Nowitzki Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	06:02	Butler Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Murray Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)	05:54
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:38 [DAL 81-57]	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:17 [CHI 59-81]
	04:52	Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:51
Gibson Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)	04:46 [CHI 61-81]
	04:26	Butler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:24
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	04:04
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:02
Gibson Tip Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Marion Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:58	Hinrich Violation:Kicked Ball
	03:58	Butler Substitution replaced by Terry
Miller Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:55
	03:55	Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:55	Team Rebound
Miller Substitution replaced by Richard	03:55
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Law	03:55
	03:55 [DAL 82-61]	Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	03:45	Terry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:45	Haywood Substitution replaced by Dampier
Law Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:45 [CHI 62-82]
Law Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:45 [CHI 63-82]
Richard Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:35
	03:35	Marion Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:35	Team Rebound
	03:35	Marion Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:34
Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:24 [CHI 65-82]
	03:08	Dampier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Murray Jump Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Nowitzki Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	02:52	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:50
	02:43	Dampier Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
	02:43	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Butler
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:43 [CHI 66-82]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:43 [CHI 67-82]
	02:28 [DAL 84-67]	Marion Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:15	Dampier Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:15
Team Rebound	02:15
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:15
	02:15	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:57	Marion Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:56
Murray Running Bank shot: Missed	01:45
Team Rebound	01:43
Gibson Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	01:18
	01:16	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:04 [DAL 86-67]	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Warrick Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Richard (1 AST)	00:37.9 [CHI 69-86]
	00:31.9	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:30.9	Marion Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Warrick Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:30.9
	00:30.9 [DAL 87-69]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	00:30.9 [DAL 88-69]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Law 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:02.4 [CHI 72-88]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (31-36)		Dallas Mavericks (46-22)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Warrick Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:47	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:27 [DAL 90-72]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Barea (5 AST)
Richard Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Warrick (1 AST)	11:12 [CHI 74-90]
	10:50 [DAL 92-74]	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Terry (1 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:35
Law Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:34
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (2 BLK)	10:28
Law Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:27
	10:19	Dampier Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Murray Substitution replaced by Hinrich	10:19
Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:19
Team Rebound	10:19
Dampier Violation:Lane	10:19
Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:19
Richard Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:18
Warrick Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Law (2 AST)	10:10 [CHI 76-92]
	10:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:47	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:46
Warrick Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:41
Richard Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	09:39
Richard Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:37 [CHI 78-92]
	09:18 [DAL 94-78]	Nowitzki Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (26 PTS)
	09:05	Butler Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:05 [CHI 79-94]
Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	09:05 [CHI 80-94]
	08:45	Dampier Layup Shot: Missed
	08:43	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:43	Dampier Tip Shot: Missed
Richard Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	08:43
Law Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:38 [CHI 82-94]
	08:38	Dampier Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Law Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	08:38 [CHI 83-94]
	08:16 [DAL 96-83]	Dampier Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (4 AST)
Richard Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Law (3 AST)	07:58 [CHI 85-96]
Warrick Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:46
Richard Substitution replaced by Miller	07:46
	07:46	Dampier Substitution replaced by Haywood
	07:46	Butler Substitution replaced by Marion
	07:37 [DAL 98-85]	Haywood Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (4 PTS)
	07:24	Haywood Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	07:24 [CHI 86-98]
Warrick Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	07:14 [CHI 88-98]
	06:50	Marion 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:48	Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:48	Haywood Layup Shot: Missed
Law Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:48
	06:48	Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Law Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:33 [CHI 90-98]
	06:16	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:14
Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Terry (1 ST)	06:07
	06:03	Marion Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Warrick (1 BLK)
	06:03	Team Rebound
	05:58 [DAL 100-90]	Barea Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:57
Law Substitution replaced by Murray	05:57
Miller Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	05:49 [CHI 92-100]
	05:49	Haywood Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	05:49 [CHI 93-100]
	05:34	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:34
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)	05:25
	05:04 [DAL 103-93]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nowitzki (5 AST)
Murray 3pt Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:47	Barea Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:43	Marion Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Murray Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Nowitzki (3 ST)	04:35
	04:13	Terry 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:12	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:58 [DAL 105-93]	Barea Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Hinrich Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	03:49
Hinrich Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:49
Johnson Substitution replaced by Law	03:49
	03:37 [DAL 108-93]	Barea 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:36
Warrick Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:36
	03:31	Nowitzki Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Law Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:31 [CHI 94-108]
Law Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:31 [CHI 95-108]
	03:16	Barea Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	03:14	Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:14	Haywood Tip Shot: Missed
	03:13	Barea Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:55	Marion Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	02:47 [CHI 97-108]
	02:26	Nowitzki Jump Shot: Missed
Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:24
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed	02:13
	02:11	Marion Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:06	Nowitzki Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
	02:05	Nowitzki Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Hinrich Technical	02:05
	02:05	Nowitzki Free Throw Technical Missed
Team Rebound	02:05
	02:05	Haywood Substitution replaced by Butler
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:05 [CHI 98-108]
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:05
Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:04
Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:53 [CHI 100-108]
	01:37	Terry Jump Shot: Missed
	01:36	Marion Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:35 [DAL 110-100]	Marion Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Law Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	01:23
Law Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:23
	00:59.9	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:59.3	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:39.9	Nowitzki Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:37.9
	00:33.7	Barea Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Law Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:33.7 [CHI 101-110]
Law Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:33.7 [CHI 102-110]
Hinrich Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:29.1
Law Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:22.6
	00:22.6	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:22.6	Team Rebound
	00:22.6	Nowitzki Substitution replaced by Beaubois
	00:22.6 [DAL 111-102]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:22.6
Hinrich Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:19.8 [CHI 104-111]
	00:09.8 [DAL 113-104]	Beaubois Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Terry (2 AST)
Law Running Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	00:03.9 [CHI 106-113]
End of 4th Quarter

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