Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Maverick vs. Bulls preview


Dallas Mavericks(45-22) vs. Chicago Bulls(31-35)
Wed. March 17 7:30 at American Airlines Center

Last Matchup: The Mavs won their 11th straight game by beating the Bulls 122-116 in Chicago on March 6. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points with Caron Butler and Roddy Beaubois each chipping in 24. Jason Kidd added 15 assists and 11 rebounds. Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 34 points.

Notes: The Mavericks hope to get a new winning streak going after the Knicks ended their 13 game winning streak with a 128-94 drubbing Saturday night. Jason Terry returns after a five game absence due to facial surgery to repair a broken orbital bone. The Bulls enter the game on a 8 game losing after falling to Memphis 104-97 Tuesday night. Adding to Chicago's woes is the expected absence of their 3 leading scores Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah.

Bulls Leaders
PPG: Derrick Rose,20.4
RPG:Joakim Noah,11.4
APG:Rose,5.7

season series:1-0 Mavericks
all-time series:30-28 Mavericks

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