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Doncic dazzled with his floor game once again
despite falling short of extending simultaneous triple-double
milestones. He entered the game with six straight 30-point
triple-doubles and five with at least 35 points -- both NBA
records.
The Mavericks were plenty efficient elsewhere. Lively II and
Gafford combined on 20-for-21 shooting to help Dallas shoot 54.8
percent from the floor compared to 39.3 for Chicago.
Gafford, a former Bull, connected on each of his nine field-goal
attempts and has made 28 in a row overall, seven shy of Wilt
Chamberlain's league record.
Rookie Onuralp Bitim sparked the Bulls with a career-best 17
points. DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic followed with 13 points
each, Coby White scored 12 and Andre Drummond grabbed 10
rebounds.
Lively II and Gafford both snagged seven boards. Ayo Dosunmu had
eight rebounds for the Bulls.
Dallas rolled to a 44-16 lead after one quarter, coasting to its
second-highest point differential of any quarter this season.
Doncic starred throughout, contributing 15 points, seven assists
and six rebounds in the first quarter. He didn't score a point
in the second quarter but built toward extending his
triple-double streak, coming within one assist and two boards of
accomplishing the feat by the break.
Lively II finished with 16 first-half points, helping the
Mavericks to a 62-42 advantage at intermission.
Vucevic had 11 first-half points and was the only Bull in double
figures. Chicago struggled to 34.8-percent shooting before
halftime, including a 3-for-19 effort from beyond the arc.
The Mavericks stopped a stretch of four straight seasons in
which the Bulls won or split the season series. Dallas beat
visiting Chicago 114-105 on Nov. 1.
--Field Level Media
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