The Bulls took aim at a 10-game winning streak in Dallas against a Mavericks team that entered on a five-game winning streak of their own. The visitors quickly bounced back from a 10-2 hole to take a 10-point lead after one and then held that 10-point lead late into the second quarter, but they were promptly pounded the rest of the way in a 113-99 defeat to snap the winning streak at nine games.
This was a pretty poor game across the board for the Bulls, outside of a few stretches. Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic were particularly bad, with their shooting struggles playing a key role in the game flipping late in the second quarter and into the third.