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 |
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.
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Derrick Rose is likely to miss another game. Is he and his camp at odds with the Bulls medical staff in the way he's been treated?
Prepping for the Bulls matchup Saturday with the Mavericks, we get some inside perspective from SBNation Dallas.
| 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) | |||||||