Chicago's 113-99 loss to Dallas is their first defeat of 2022 as their last loss came December 11, 2021.
The slumping Bulls Sunday, despite 20 points each from Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, blew a first-half double digit lead and lost to the streaking Dallas Mavericks 113-99.
What, you didn't think they were going to lose again?
Actually, it didn't look like it though those nine consecutive Bulls wins and 28 days off the NBA calendar without a loss, a Coach of the Month award for Billy Donovan, two Player of the Week designations for DeMar DeRozan, first place in the Eastern Conference, probably the shooting highlight of the season with DeRozan's back to back Happy New Year buzzer beating game winners stretching from Indianapolis to Washington, D.