Nikola Vučević had 20 points (10 in the second quarter) and 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-112.
The Bulls trailed 43-28 with 8:39 left in the second quarter and 67-54 at halftime. They outscored the Mavericks 87-69 the rest of the way.
The Mavericks had the ball down 3 with 15 seconds left, but Derrick Jones Jr. blocked McKinley Wright IV’s pull-up 3-pointer, lifting the Bulls’ chance to win from 92% to 95%. It would have tied the game. They had the ball down 3, but Wright missed a corner 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Mavericks 11-9.
Coby White had 24 points (14 in the paint) and a season-high 11 assists, and Patrick Williams added a season-high 23 points and 8 rebounds. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Mavericks, Luka Dončić scored 13 points.
The Bulls shot 52.3% from the field and 35.5% from 3 to the Mavericks’ 45.2% and 32.7%. The Mavericks outscored the Bulls 77-29 off the bench. The Mavericks were outscored 25-11 in 9 minutes with Holiday, Bullock, Pinson, Wright and Lawson on the floor together.