Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
21
22
43
2728
2767
14
6
43
82
37
45
22
18
82
32
11
43
3
23
6
13
22
98
4
45
41
91
2222
117
5
36
24
67
86
31
117
03
75
22
31
2819
6060
23
01
4
1919
109
6
76
75
99
108
43
151
10
56
11
63
2724
6060
4
4
100
22
11
50
3
2
67
8
3
11
0
7
2
3
28
60
5
1
20
22
7
32
6
4
67
6
1
7
3
5
2
1
19
60
2
0
0
19
10
53
7
7
100
10
4
14
1
5
1
6
27
60
3
1
33
19
9
47
6
5
83
8
3
11
0
6
1
3
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
40
5
12
42
0
1
0
14
16
88
2
7
9
12
1
0
3
1
24
10
double
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
35
10
15
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
5
0
5
0
0
1
3
2
21
7
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
34
8
21
38
0
1
0
1
3
33
1
4
5
2
0
1
4
3
17
-19
none
Michael
Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams
True
21
4
6
67
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
2
0
2
2
10
-6
none
Paul
Zipser
Paul Zipser
True
19
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
none
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
False
22
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
5
1
0
1
0
0
3
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
22
2
4
50
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
1
1
0
4
6
3
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
21
3
10
30
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
0
0
0
4
7
6
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
12
3
3
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
4
8
-8
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-10
none
Jerian
Grant
Jerian Grant
False
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Denzel
Valentine
Denzel Valentine
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
January
2017
Friday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Hawks
Atlanta
False
Mavericks
Dallas
Western Conference
Southwest
14
27
41
3094
2808
28
11
39
78
37
47
18
14
78
30
6
36
2
27
5
12
21
99
4
88
23
26
1924
1011
53
26
25
96
910
14
924
01
89
20
43
2430
6060
66
33
50
1817
79
4
64
52
81
56
10
66
01
55
21
41
2223
6060
8
2
25
19
10
53
2
2
100
9
1
10
0
8
2
4
24
60
8
3
38
24
11
46
6
5
83
10
4
14
1
9
0
3
30
60
6
3
50
18
7
39
6
5
83
5
1
6
0
5
2
4
22
60
6
3
50
17
9
53
4
2
50
6
0
6
1
5
1
1
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wesley
Matthews
Wesley Matthews
True
40
4
10
40
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
0
0
1
3
11
-10
none
Harrison
Barnes
Harrison Barnes
True
38
8
17
47
2
3
67
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
2
2
20
0
none
Seth
Curry
Seth Curry
True
30
7
10
70
3
5
60
1
2
50
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
18
6
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
True
30
5
11
45
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
6
6
9
1
0
4
3
11
6
none
Dirk
Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
True
27
3
9
33
0
3
0
4
6
67
0
10
10
2
1
0
0
2
10
-4
double
Salah
Mejri
Salah Mejri
False
18
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
50
3
2
5
1
0
0
1
5
3
1
none
J.J.
Barea
J.J. Barea
False
17
5
8
62
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
0
0
1
1
12
-5
none
Devin
Harris
Devin Harris
False
17
1
7
14
0
2
0
6
6
100
2
0
2
3
1
2
2
2
8
-5
none
Dwight
Powell
Dwight Powell
False
12
3
4
75
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
5
none
Dorian
Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith
False
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
11
none
Justin
Anderson
Justin Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Pierre
Jackson
Pierre Jackson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nicolás
Brussino
Nicolás Brussino
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
January
2017
Thursday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Heat
Miami
False
It has n't been the most productive season thus far for Robin Lopez . In fact , it 's been the big man 's least productive year since 2011 when he was playing just 14 minutes per game in Phoenix . After a solid start in November , in which Lopez recorded four double - doubles en route to averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds per game , Lopez struggled with consistency in his production . However , Tuesday 's big - time performance from the big man showed what he is capable of when he can get things rolling offensively . Lopez finished with a season - high 21 points - - his first 20 - point game since April 8 , 2016 - - on an effective 10 - of - 15 shooting , as the team looked to get him the ball early in often and it led to a productive night . And while Chicago was unable to get the win , it shows that Chicago may have some production inside that can take the pressure off of their perimeter players . The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Chicago Bulls 99 - 98 Tuesday at American Airlines Center . The Mavericks ( 14 - 27 ) held a comfortable seven - point lead heading into halftime before allowing superstar Jimmy Butler and the Bulls to come storming back and make it a competitive ball game . In the final minute of the game , Jimmy Butler 's mid - range jumper broke a 96 - 96 tie and put Chicago up two , but then , a 25 - foot Wesley Matthews 3 - pointer gave Dallas back the lead . One last stop for the Mavericks gave them their third straight victory , as they are starting to hit their stride midway through January . The team was led by Harrison Barnes , who scored a team - high 20 points in the contest , but it was a total team effort Tuesday night , with six different Mavericks scoring in double figures . As for the Bulls ( 21 - 22 ) , the loss puts them back under .500 after they had won two straight , and it also drops them to 0 - 2 against Dallas this season . Butler was once again impressive with a great all - around performance , posting 24 points , 12 assists and nine rebounds in 40 minutes . But the surprise performance came from Robin Lopez , who has remained rather quiet production - wise in his stint with the Bulls . Lopez finished Tuesday 's contest with 21 points on 10 - of - 15 shooting from the field and five rebounds . It was by far the best performance of the season from the big man , the efforts of Butler and Lopez just were n't enough in the end . Up next , the Mavericks will look to keep things rolling in Miami on Thursday , while the Bulls will head to Atlanta on Friday to take on the Hawks .
It hasn't been the most productive season thus far for Robin Lopez. In fact, it's been the big man's least productive year since 2011 when he was playing just 14 minutes per game in Phoenix. After a solid start in November, in which Lopez recorded four double - doubles en route to averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds per game, Lopez struggled with consistency in his production. However, Tuesday's big - time performance from the big man showed what he is capable of when he can get things rolling offensively. Lopez finished with a season - high 21 points - - his first 20 - point game since April 8, 2016 - - on an effective 10 - of - 15 shooting, as the team looked to get him the ball early in often and it led to a productive night. And while Chicago was unable to get the win, it shows that Chicago may have some production inside that can take the pressure off of their perimeter players.
It hasn't been the most productive season thus far for Robin Lopez. In fact, it's been the big man's least productive year since 2011 when he was playing just 14 minutes per game in Phoenix. After a solid start in November, in which Lopez recorded four double - doubles en route to averaging 10 points and 8 rebounds per game, Lopez struggled with consistency in his production. However, Tuesday's big - time performance from the big man showed what he is capable of when he can get things rolling offensively. Lopez finished with a season - high 21 points - - his first 20 - point game since April 8, 2016 - - on an effective 10 - of - 15 shooting, as the team looked to get him the ball early in often and it led to a productive night. And while Chicago was unable to get the win, it shows that Chicago may have some production inside that can take the pressure off of their perimeter players. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Chicago Bulls 99 - 98 Tuesday at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks (14 - 27) held a comfortable seven - point lead heading into halftime before allowing superstar Jimmy Butler and the Bulls to come storming back and make it a competitive ball game. In the final minute of the game, Jimmy Butler's mid - range jumper broke a 96 - 96 tie and put Chicago up two, but then, a 25 - foot Wesley Matthews 3 - pointer gave Dallas back the lead. One last stop for the Mavericks gave them their third straight victory, as they are starting to hit their stride midway through January. The team was led by Harrison Barnes, who scored a team - high 20 points in the contest, but it was a total team effort Tuesday night, with six different Mavericks scoring in double figures. As for the Bulls (21 - 22), the loss puts them back under .500 after they had won two straight, and it also drops them to 0 - 2 against Dallas this season. Butler was once again impressive with a great all - around performance, posting 24 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in 40 minutes. But the surprise performance came from Robin Lopez, who has remained rather quiet production - wise in his stint with the Bulls. Lopez finished Tuesday's contest with 21 points on 10 - of - 15 shooting from the field and five rebounds. It was by far the best performance of the season from the big man, the efforts of Butler and Lopez just weren't enough in the end. Up next, the Mavericks will look to keep things rolling in Miami on Thursday, while the Bulls will head to Atlanta on Friday to take on the Hawks.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 January 2017 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> United Center <CITY> Chicago <HOME> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 98 <WINS-LOSSES> 21 22 <QTRS> 28 19 27 24 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 13 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 20 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Philips Arena <NEXT-CITY> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Mavericks <CITY> Dallas <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 27 <QTRS> 24 30 22 23 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 11 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 19 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 24 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 14 16 88 <REB> 9 <AST> 12 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 21 <FG> 10 15 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 21 38 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Carter-Williams <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Zipser <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Denzel Valentine <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerian Grant <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Harrison Barnes <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Seth Curry <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Barea <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Deron Williams <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wesley Matthews <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dirk Nowitzki <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 10 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Devin Harris <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Powell <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Salah Mejri <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolás Brussino <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pierre Jackson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justin Anderson <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dorian Finney-Smith <TEAM> Dallas Mavericks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none