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November 1, 2011 : Chicago Bulls @ Dallas Mavericks

Posted on December 27, 2011 at 02:08 AM.

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November 1, 2011

Bulls are back!
Reigning MVP Derrick Rose leads Bulls past Champion Mavs
Bulls 93 Mavs 73

Derrick Rose drives for two on opening day against the Mavericks.

The NBA is back! The Chicago Bulls returned to action Tuesday night against the reigning champion Dallas Mavericks. This was lined up to be a great opening day test for Tom Thibodeau and the Bulls. So, it was surprising when Chicago began to dominate the Mavs. It could have been a result of the new look Mavs not playing together much in the shortened off season.

Carlos Boozer celebrates after a dunk and the foul.

The Bulls new addition of Rip Hamilton went well as he scored 10 points on 4 of 4 shooting. As usual, the Bulls were led by reigning MVP Derrick Rose. He mixed his game up very well. He scored 20 points on 8-13 from the floor while dishing out 12 assists. "I just took what the defense gave me. I took the lane when it was open and dished out to my teammates when it closed up" said Rose after the game. Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer both managed to record double-doubles.

Luol Deng recorded a double-double scoring 15 points with 11 boards.

Coach Thibodeau planned out another great defensive scheme against the Mavs. Bulls held them to 73 points while shooting 41% from the floor. When asked about the defense Thibodeau had this to say, "We closed out very well on the perimeter and contested shots. We had a big advantage from beyond the arc tonight because of that." The Bulls 'Bench Mobb' played better than the stacked Dallas Mavs bench. Thibodeau talked about that as well saying, "I thought our second unit out performed theirs tonight. With two "Sixth Man Of The Year" award winners coming off their bench and combining for just 10 points. I thought we did well holding them in check." The Bulls now travel to take on the new look Hornets Wednesday night.

Chicago Bulls (0-0) at Dallas Mavericks (0-0)

Nov 1, 2011	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago	17	25	29	22	93
Dallas	14	22	22	15	73

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls

D. Rose - 20 pts, 12 ast

C. Boozer - 17 pts, 11 reb

Dallas Mavericks

D. Nowitzki - 19 pts, 8 reb, 5 blk

J. Kidd - 14 pts, 5 ast

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	DAL
FG Made-Att	37-69 (53%)	32-77 (41%)
3PT Made-Att	10-11 (90%)	3-19 (15%)
FT Made-Att	9-13 (69%)	6-10 (60%)
Rebounds	43	36
Assists	29	22
Turnovers	12	9
Steals	6	11
Blocks	8	9

Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Rose	31	8-13	2-2	2-4	1	12	2	1	2	20
R. Hamilton	29	4-4	2-2	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	10
L. Deng	31	6-10	2-3	1-1	11	3	1	1	3	15
C. Boozer	27	7-20	0-0	3-4	11	3	1	0	2	17
J. Noah	31	3-6	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	3	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Korver	10	3-4	3-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	9
R. Brewer	10	2-3	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	1	0	5
T. Gibson	11	2-6	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	1	2	4
C.J. Watson	10	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	3
O. Asik	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2
B. Scalabrine	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0
J. Butler	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Dallas Mavericks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Kidd	30	5-12	2-7	2-2	0	5	3	1	1	14
V. Carter	32	4-10	1-4	0-0	3	8	3	1	2	9
S. Marion	30	2-7	0-1	0-0	7	2	0	1	1	4
D. Nowitzki	32	8-17	0-2	3-4	8	2	2	5	1	19
B. Haywood	30	7-11	0-0	1-4	6	0	0	1	2	15
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
J. Terry	14	3-10	0-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	6
L. Odom	15	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	4
B. Wright	6	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2
B. Cardinal	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
D. West	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0
R. Beaubois	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. Jones	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-