With neither team shooting better than 37 percent, the host Chicago Bulls outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 82-77. Derrick Rose was the only Bull in double figures with 26 points but shot only 9-for-28. Dirk Nowitzki, still seeming a bit hobbled from his recent knee injury, was 6-for-16 from the field for a team-high 19 points. The Bulls played their third consecutive game without forward Carlos Boozer, who is out with an ankle injury.
"I don't care how much defense you play, at some point you have to put the ball in the basket." -- Dallas guard Jason Terry on the Mavericks' poor shooting night.
Elsewhere, The Blazers tied their longest winning streak this season with a fourth consecutive over the Clippers. LaMarcus Aldridge and Wesley Mattews had 28 apiece for Portland. Meanwhile, D.J.Augustin poured 31 over the 76ers with 8 assists in a 100-97 victory.