monday night, dallas mavericks heading to the United Center for a road matchup against chicago bulls. The Mavericks defeated the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. The Bulls lost to the Los Angeles Clippers. The tip is 8:10pm ET. Los Angeles opens as the home favorite.
Mavericks crush Pistons
On Saturday, Dallas pulled away from the weak Detroit Pistons, winning easily 142-124. Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record a 30-point triple-double six years in a row. Doncic had 39 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, surpassing Russell Westbrook's record of five straight 30-point triple-doubles. He also extended his record with his fifth consecutive 35-point triple-double. They hold a record of 36 wins and 28 losses.
Kyrie Irving added 21 points for Dallas, who had lost three in a row and won their second straight. Irving has scored at least 23 points in 10 of his last 11 games, with the exception of Dallas, which lost to the Celtics on March 1st. “This just shows you what level he's playing at right now,'' Mavericks said. coach jason kidd Said. “He knows he can score the ball, he can find his teammates, he can bounce the ball at the end.'' The Mavericks outscored Detroit 7-0 in the first minute of the fourth to take the lead. increased to 23 points. Dallas turned eight turnovers by the Pistons into 18 points. Daniel Gafford had his best game as a Maverick, scoring 17 points, seven rebounds, one assist, and four blocks in 24 minutes.
Bulls Falls in LA
Chicago played well against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night, but lost 112-102. DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and 10 assists, and Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 11 rebounds. Vucevic had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, giving the Bulls a 57-46 lead. Chicago extended its lead to 14 points with Ayo Dosunmu's 3-point shot 46 seconds into the third quarter.
The Clippers then fought back with a 23-9 run to tie the game at 69-all by mid-quarter. They pulled away in the fourth. The Bulls made just 5 of 18 shots in the fourth quarter and missed 8 of 9 from beyond the arc. “I thought we got off to a good start in the first half. We moved the ball and made some shots. The turnovers and not taking enough shots affected us in the third quarter.” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. Chicago (31-33) is ninth in the Eastern Conference, 4 1/2 games behind Miami in sixth place, and does not need to participate in the play-in tournament. The Nets are six games behind the Bulls, so they are in no danger of being eliminated from the play-in tournament.
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The Bulls were supposed to beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, but a terrible fourth quarter doomed them. DeMar DeRozan is two rebounds away from recording his second career triple-double, and Saturday marked the fifth time this season he has dished out 10 or more assists in a game. DeRozan improved in March and has played in the last five games, averaging 26.2 points, 52.4 percent shooting (41.2 percent from three), 5.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in 38.1 minutes per game. They're fine without Zach LaVine, and DeRozan has really stepped up his distribution. He might not do enough to win, but he'll keep it close and cover the spread.
Prediction: Chicago Bulls ATS
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The Bulls enter the interconference meeting with the Mavericks ranked 29th in pace. Like DeRozan, Nikola Vucevic has had to expand his game in LaVine's absence. Vucevic has recorded a double-double in each of his past four games, bringing his total to 37 for the year. The big man has now recorded at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in three consecutive games. Vucevic averaged 21.0 points on 48.9 percent shooting (42.9 percent from three), 11.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 33.5 minutes per game in March. He has played slow for both clubs and this game will be well below that number.
Prediction: Under
