Coby White scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu chipped in 20 and Nikola Vucevic had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 125-107 win against the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.
A balanced attack helped the Bulls halt a three-game losing streak and earn their largest margin of victory this season. Seven players scored in double figures as Chicago collected 31 assists on 50 made field goals.
The Bulls shot 51.5% compared to 42.9% for the Mavericks while outrebounding Dallas, 52-42.
Ryan Nembhard scored 16 points to pace the Mavericks, who have lost six of eight games. Jaden Hardy and Naji Marshall added 14 points apiece and Moussa Cisse grabbed 10 rebounds.
Dallas was without big man Anthony Davis, who injured his left hand late in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s loss in Utah. An MRI exam Friday showed that Davis sustained ligament damage in the hand. Davis is exploring multiple options, including possible season-ending surgery, the Mavericks said.
After the Mavericks started the third quarter on a 13-7 run to draw within four, White scored six straight points to push the advantage back to double digits. The Bulls led by as many as 27 points in the second half.
Matas Buzelis scored 15 points for the Bulls while Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones and Isaac Okoro had 13 apiece. Dosunmu contributed eight assists.
Cooper Flagg had 11 points for the Mavericks. Max Christie and Klay Thompson each followed with 10.
Buzelis punctuated an 8-0 Chicago run midway through the second quarter with a 3-pointer and running finger roll, pushing its advantage to 59-41.
Dallas answered with a 10-0 spurt of its own, as Flagg and Nembhard contributed five points apiece. The Bulls regrouped to take a 66-55 advantage into halftime.
Nembhard led all scorers with 13 points in the first half while Okoro and Vucevic had 11 apiece for the Bulls.
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd was ejected with 5:44 remaining in the first quarter for arguing with officials. Kidd wanted a coach’s challenge on a play that was ruled goaltending against Christie but wasn’t awarded one.
Assistant Frank Vogel assumed head coaching duties for the rest of the game.
–Field Level Media
