CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu added 20 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 125-107 on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Seven Bulls players scored in double figures, outscoring the Mavericks 38-8 on the fast break and never trailing. Nikola Vucevic and Matas Buzelis each scored 15 points as Chicago shot 51.5% from the field.
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The Mavericks started the game without the injured Anthony Davis and lost coach Jason Kidd midway through the first quarter when he was ejected for arguing with referee Scott Foster.
Ryan Nembhard scored 16 points and 6 assists for the Mavericks. Rookie star Cooper Flagg made 4 of 13 shots and only scored 11 points and 1 rebound.
Dallas has lost two in a row after winning two in a row. Davis suffered a ligament injury in his left hand during the Mavericks’ loss to Utah on Thursday.
Kidd seemed angry that he wasn’t allowed to challenge the goalie call on Max Christie. Foster called two technical fouls and ejected Kidd.
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The Mavericks trailed by eight at the end of the quarter, and the game got away from them in the second quarter. With about 4 minutes left in the half, Buzelis hit a fast-break layup, sparking a 13-2 run that extended the lead to 7 points, 59-41.
The Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter, with a 21-4 run that turned their 10-point advantage into 115-88, their largest lead of the game.
Next
Mavericks: Host Brooklyn on Monday.
Bulls: Visit Houston on Tuesday.
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