The Dallas Mavericks host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night, the matchup is intriguing. Both teams sit in 4th place in their respective conferences, but are trending in different directions.
Chicago, on the other hand, has lost four of their last five games. Derrick Rose has publicly questioned the team’s heart, and rumors have begun to swirl about Tom Thibodeau’s future as head coach.
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The Dallas Mavericks have boasted one of the NBA's elite offenses all season. The addition of Rajon Rondo has their defense beginning to look more like a top-tier group, too.
The Chicago Bulls hope their own defense is back on track after shutting down the reigning champions.
The Bulls have had so many negative issues lately that coach Tom Thibodeau canceled Tuesday’s practice and instead had a team meeting. ... After Monday’s 108-94 loss to Cleveland, guard Derrick Rose said: “It seems like we’re not even competing and it’s [expletive deleted] irritating.” ... The Bulls have lost six of their past nine games. ... In the wild 132-129 double-overtime home loss to the Mavs on Dec. 2, Pau Gasol (29 points, 14 rebounds), Jimmy Butler (23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists), Mike Dunleavy (20 points) and Rose (18 points, 10 assists) all had productive games.
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Winners of 10 of their past 13 games, the Mavs have moved into the No. 4 seed out West. ... Coach Rick Carlisle (599-412) will be going for his 600th career win. ... The Mavs are a disappointing 14-6 at home. ... Monta Ellis (38 points), Chandler Parsons (24 points, seven rebounds), Dirk Nowitzki (22 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists) and Devin Harris (20 points, 6 of 6 from 3-point range) were all on top of their game during the 132-129 double-overtime victory in Chicago on Dec. 2. Ellis made three free throws with 1.2 seconds left to send the game into overtime.
Dallas must knock down threes and force turnovers to gain the upper hand. This game will likely be another barn-burner. Chicago, though, is on the second night of a back to back and traveled to Dallas. On paper it should be a schedule loss, but Thibs will likely have his team ready to go.
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