Game #62, Sat, 03/06 Bulls vs Mavericks

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Game 62, Home Game 31
Saturday, March 6, 2010 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM

BULLS VS. MAVERICKS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Series tied 28-29
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ...... 1 Loss
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 4 Losses

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (31-30)
Home 19-11
Road 12-19
Div 8-4
EConf 19-18
WConf 12-12

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 97.0 (Opp: 98.6)
RPG: 45.1 (Opp: 43.3)
APG: 20.2 (Opp: 20.7)
SPG: 6.8 (Opp: 7.3)
BPG: 6.2 (Opp: 5.6)
TO: 14.7 (Opp: 13.7)
FG%: .447 (Opp: .440)
FT%: .761 (Opp: .738)
3p%: .330 (Opp: .344)

Probable Bulls starters



Derrick Rose - PG
Kirk Hinrich - SG
Luol Deng - SF
Taj Gibson - PF
Brad Miller - C


Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Rose 20.3, Deng 18.3
Rebounds: Noah 11.4, Deng 7.5
Assists: Rose 5.6, Hinrich 4.4
Steals: Hinrich 1.09, Deng 1.05
Blocks: Noah 1.56, Gibson 1.21

FG%: Noah .494, Gibson .494
FT%: Pargo .964, Johnson .868
3FG%: Deng .391, Hinrich .356

Injury report

Out: Jerome James (right Achilles) and Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis, left foot)

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Dallas Mavericks (42-21)
Home 22-9
Road 20-12
EConf 18-5
WConf 23-16

Probable Mavericks starters
Jason Kidd - PG
Caron Butler - SG
Shawn Marion - SF
Dirk Nowitzki - PF
Brendan Haywood - C

Injury report
Erick Dampier (dislocated right middle finger) is OUT (9 games missed)
Tim Thomas (personal reasons) is NOT WITH TEAM

Boxscore

Recap

[...]sending Chicago to its fourth straight loss.

Derrick Rose scored 34 points, but the Bulls simply couldn't get the stops they needed. Dallas shot 56.3 percent and got 18 points from Shawn Marion to go with the big performances by Nowitzki, Butler and Beaubois, a late addition to the lineup after center Brendan Haywood was scratched with tightness in his lower back.

Bad time for another loss. Milwaukee and Miami win their games against Cleveland and Atlanta. And Charlotte got a win against Golden State. So Bulls lost ground in the playoff race with this team. Now they are only 1/2 game ahead Charlotte and already 2 games behind Toronto and Milwaukee.