In a highly entertaining contest, the Mavs make the key plays late for their second straight thrilling victory.
Box Score
Leaders
Mavs
Points: Barea, 26
Rebounds: Pachulia, 12
Assists: Barea, Felton, Parsons, 5
+-: Nowitzki, +29
Bulls
Points: Rose, 25
Rebounds: Gasol, 9
Assists: Butler, 8
+-: McDermott, +9
Game Ball
J.J. Barea
26 points, 5 assists, 9-14 FG, 7-8 3PT
X-Factor
Raymond Felton
13 points, 5 assists, 8-8 FT
Play of the Game
With the Mavs holding a 2 point lead with just less than a minute left, Raymond Felton steals Derrick Rose pass that leads to a Wesley Matthews fast break layup off a Chandler Parsons feed.
Stat of the Game
The Mavericks had 30 second chance points, their most in a game since March 10, 2011.
Of Note
- Deron Williams missed his second straight game with his strained hamstring. Devin Harris returned from a 3 game absence due to his injured hamstring.
- Barea who had 26 points including a career high 7 three pointers, has a total of 58 points and 16 assists in his last two games. He has shot 22-34 from the floor and 12-15 on threes in those games.
- Parsons tied a season high with 20 points. He has now scored at least 16 in 3 out of the last 6 games, all Mavericks wins.
- The win was the Mavs' first over an East team at home after four prior losses.
- Felton was a perfect 6-6 from the line in the final 1:07 of the game.
- Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 25 points, his third highest total of the season, but commited a key second violation on an inbound play with 11 seconds left and the Mavs up by 3.
"Two weeks from now you’re going to see a guy that looks even better than he looks now, and he looks damn good now."
Rick Carlisle on Parsons
Tweet of the Night
Told Dirk he was 16 points closer to Wilt.
"Kareem," he replied, deadpan.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) December 27, 2015
Next Up
The Mavericks (17-13) stay at home to face the Jason Kidd-less Milwaukee Bucks (12-19) on Monday.
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