Luka Doncic's 27 points, 13 assists lead Dallas Mavericks past Chicago Bulls 119-99

Luka Doncic had 27 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 17 points and Daniel Gafford besides scored 17 playing a season-high 24 minutes arsenic nan Dallas Mavericks hit nan Chicago Bulls 119-99 connected Wednesday night

DALLAS -- Luka Doncic had 27 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 17 points and Daniel Gafford besides scored 17 playing a season-high 24 minutes arsenic nan Dallas Mavericks hit nan Chicago Bulls 119-99 connected Wednesday night.

The defending Western Conference champions scored nan first 13 points of nan 2nd half and led by arsenic galore arsenic 30 while improving to 2-2 connected a five-game homestand.

Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 10 rebounds while sitting retired nan 4th fourth to lead nan Bulls, who person mislaid 3 consecutive games. Rookie Matas Buzelis, who had 5 full points this play going into play, had 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Dallas played without starting guardant P.J. Washington because of a correct knee sprain and without Dereck Lively II, who averages nan astir halfway minutes arsenic Gafford’s backup, because of a correct enarthrosis sprain.

The Bulls played their 2nd consecutive crippled without starring scorer Zach LaVine, who has a correct adductor strain.

Bulls: On a nighttime erstwhile Dallas lacked 2 of its regular large men, nan Bulls were connected gait for their astir 3-point shots this play astatine halftime pinch 27 – but shooting 18.5%. They vanished 12 of 42 for 28.6%.

Mavericks: They held their ain inside, outscoring nan Bulls 60-48 successful nan overgarment and opinionated moreover connected second-chance points 12-12.

Doncic, Klay Thompson and Irving deed consecutive 3-pointers during a 17-0 tally successful nan first play that gave Dallas a 22-9 lead.

Dallas led successful points disconnected turnovers 28-13.

The Bulls will complete a back-to-back astatine location against nan Minnesota Timberwolves connected Thursday. The Mavericks will big nan Phoenix Suns connected Friday.

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