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Mavs Beat Bulls

Luka Doncic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for his third triple-double of the season as the Dallas Mavericks beat Chicago 113-99 on Sunday night for their season-best sixth straight win while snapping the Bulls' nine-game winning streak.

 

Josh Green and Maxi Kleber had season highs with 18 points each for Dallas. It was a career-high for Green, who scored nine in the fourth quarter, and Kleber tied a career-high hitting six shots behind the arc in nine attempts. Jalen Brunson added 17 points, Dorian Finney-Smith had 12 and Dwight Powell 10.

 

Doncic, back in the lineup after missing the previous game with a right ankle sprain, got his first triple-double since Nov. 29 and has 39 in his four-year NBA career.

 

Dallas has averaged winning by 15.7 points during its streak and has held opponents to 93.0 points.

 

DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine scored 20 points each to lead the Bulls. Chicago went in averaging 111.3 points per game, eighth-best in the league, and was held to double figures for the first time since Dec. 11.

 

The Bulls went in leading the NBA in 3-point shooting at 38.7% but with a league-low 29.9 attempts. They hit 7 of 15 in the first half but only 4 of 18 afterward to finish 11 for 33 for 33.3%. 

 

The Bulls fell short of getting their longest streak since 1997-98, in the last of Michael Jordan's six championship seasons.

 

The Mavericks led 83-81 after DeRozan opened the fourth quarter with a 15-foot jumper. Dallas then outscored Chicago 19-7 to take a 102-88 lead with 6:24 to play.

 

Coby White scored 11 points in the first half for his seventh straight double-figure game and finished with 13. F Patrick Williams (wrist broken in late October) has had a cast replaced by a brace.

 

The Bulls host Detroit on Tuesday night to begin a three-game homestand.

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