The Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-100 to end a 5-game losing streak.
Bobby Portis’ jumper put the Bulls ahead for good with 3:43 left in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks got within 100-98 on Harrison Barnes’ fadeaway with 2:50 to play, but Kris Dunn answered with a 3-pointer, and the Mavericks got no closer.
Zach LaVine’s 20-foot jumper with 53.5 seconds left made it 108-100 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Mavericks 14-2. Portis scored 6 of the Bulls’ 14 on 3 for 3 shooting and 0 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, LaVine had 4 of his 6 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Portis that put the Bulls ahead. With 4:11 left, Dunn stole the ball from Barnes, and Portis’ floater off it tied the game at 96.
Portis scored 22 points off the bench, and Dunn added 18 points and 7 assists.
For the Mavericks, Barnes scored 26 points, and Dennis Smith Jr. added 25 points (10 in the first quarter).
The Bulls shot 47.2% from the field to the Mavericks’ 41.7%. The Mavericks turned it over 17 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Bulls outscored the Mavericks 30-16 in 11 minutes with LaVine, Portis, Dunn, Nwaba and Markkanen on the floor together.