On Friday night, the Chicago Bulls fought back to outlast the suddenly tanking Dallas Mavericks, 115-112, which eliminated Dallas from playoff contention.
Despite resting several of their core players, including Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic only playing 13 minutes, the Mavericks came out firing, jumping out to a 15-point lead in the first-half.
In the second-half, Chicago outscored Dallas 61-45 as the Mavericks threw some odd lineups out there to help potentially encourage a loss in their efforts to keep their top-10 protected pick.
The Mavericks had a chance down the stretch to force overtime but came up short.
Coby White led the way for Chicago with 24 points, seven rebounds, and a season-high 11 assists on 10-of-17 shooting from the field.
Patrick Williams added 23 points and eight rebounds.
Check out the player grades from Chicago’s win on Friday night below.
Nikola Vucevic: B+
Despite his fellow Big 3 running mates getting the night off, Nikola Vucevic got the start to continue his streak of playing in every game this season. Vooch finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists in the win.
Patrick Williams: A-
Patrick Williams was aggressive in Friday’s victory, getting the start in place of DeMar DeRozan. Williams finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor and 3-of-5 from deep.
Ayo Dosunmu: B+
Ayo Dosunmu took over as the starting point guard with Pat Bev resting on Friday night, finishing with 12 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and one steal on 6-of-14 shooting from the field.
Coby White: A+
Coby White filled it up on Friday as he got the start with DeRozan, LaVine, and Beverley out of the lineup. White finished with 24 points, seven rebounds, and a season-high 11 assists on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor.
Dalen Terry: B-
Rookie Dalen Terry got some significant run in Friday’s win with several Bulls sitting out, finishing with eight points, three rebounds, and one steal in 18 minutes of action.
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