Official Site of the Mavs · Mar 3, 2020
The top takeaway: Comeback attempt came up short
5 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 109-107 LOSS TO BULLS
THIRD QUARTER COLLAPSE: There’s no way to sugarcoat the significance of what happened to the Mavs in the third quarter of Monday’s game. The Mavs outscored the Bulls in the first and fourth quarters, and the two teams fought to a 29-29 stalemate in the second quarter. However, in the third quarter the Bulls outscored the Mavs, 33-17, and turned a 58-48 halftime deficit into an 81-75 lead entering the fourth quarter. Just in the third quarter, Chicago was 13-of-18 from the field for 72.2 percent, while the Mavs were a mere 6-of-18 from the floor for 33.3 percent and turned the ball over seven times.
