Lauri Markkanen led the Bulls with 29 points and Garrett Temple scored a season-high 21 points off the bench as the Bulls were able to neutralize a huge triple-double from Dallas' Luka Doncic to beat the Mavericks 117-101 on Sunday afternoon.
There were some critical questions facing the Bulls since their worst trip to Oklahoma since scouting JamesOn Curry. Did they have anything in reserve? And could anyone spell Porzingis?
The Bulls did have plenty in reserve with 61 points off the bench led by Garrett Temple's 21, his most in more than a year. And then there was the sweetest sight in the world for Lauri Markkanen since losing his pair of reindeer gloves, Kristaps Porzingis.