Mavs.com: Mavs-Bulls preview
Preseason Game #2
Dallas Mavericks (1-0) at Chicago Bulls (0-1)
Friday, Oct. 12 • United Center • 7:30 pm
TXA 21 • ESPN 103.3 FM • KFLC 1270 AM (Spanish)
Mavs probable starting lineup (preseason averages)
F Dirk Nowitzki (13 ppg, 8 rpg)
F Josh Howard (18 ppg, 4 rpg)
C Gana Diop (2 ppg, 5 rpg)
G Jerry Stackhouse (0 ppg, 1 rpg)
G Devin Harris (8 ppg, 2 apg)
Injury report: Erick Dampier (right shoulder surgery), Devean George (left foot stress reaction) and DJ Mbenga (right ACL surgery) didn't make the trip. Eddie Jones (strained right hamstring) is out.
Last game: 88-67 victory over San Antonio
Next game: Saturday, Oct. 13, at Washington (George Mason University), 6 pm
All-time series (regular season): Chicago leads 27-26
Connections: Bulls swingman Adrian Griffin served two stints with Dallas, most recently as a part of the 2005-06 Western Conference championship team … Gana Diop participated in Basketball Without Borders in Africa will Bulls forward Luol Deng … Jerry Stackhouse and Bulls center Ben Wallace were teammates for two seasons with Detroit … Trenton Hassell was drafted in the second round by Chicago in 2001 and spent two seasons there.
Notable: The Mavs have won 16 of the last 18 (regular season) against Chicago … The Bulls have scored over 100 just once in the last 17 games in the series … Jason Terry came off the bench against San Antonio. He started 80 of 81 games last season … Josh Howard scored eight of his 18 points against the Spurs in the first quarter.
Scouting the Bulls: Rookie forward Joakim Noah from two-time national champ Florida has six points, four rebounds and four assists in his NBA preseason debut … Four scored in double figures in their loss to Milwaukee, led by 13 from Andres Nocioni.
