Bulls 93, Mavericks 83: Rose returns rusty, Bulls on doorstep of number one seed
Derrick Rose was a surprise start for the Bulls on Friday, and though he didn't look his best he helped give the Bulls enough for a key victory for playoff positioning.
| Final - 4.21.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 83 |
| Chicago Bulls | 21 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 93 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 8 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 83 |
| Chicago | 21 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 93 |
| Dallas | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion | 30 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | 32 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 17 |
| Brendan Haywood | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Delonte West | 30 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois | 37 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 16 |
| Vince Carter | 28 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Ian Mahinmi | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Kelenna Azubuike | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dominique Jones | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 8 |
| Brandan Wright | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Brian Cardinal | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Jason Terry | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Lamar Odom | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jason Kidd | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Yi Jianlian | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-79 | 4-15 | 17-19 | 43-10 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 15-0 | 83 | |
| .392 | .267 | .895 | Team Reb: 2 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 43 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 22 |
| Carlos Boozer | 28 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Joakim Noah | 39 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 14-5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Richard Hamilton | 27 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 19 |
| Derrick Rose | 31 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 11 |
| C.J. Watson | 19 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Taj Gibson | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Omer Asik | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Kyle Korver | 17 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 11 |
| Mike James | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Brian Scalabrine | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| John Lucas III | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Butler | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-84 | 9-20 | 8-12 | 46-8 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 13-1 | 93 | |
| .452 | .450 | .667 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 1 (12 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Scott Foster, Leroy Richardson, Sean Wright
Duration:2:19
Officials: - Scott Foster, Leroy Richardson, Sean Wright
Duration:2:19
