{"id":400486,"date":"2026-01-11T05:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/400486\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:20:08","slug":"bulls-beat-mavericks-125-107-after-kidd-is-ejected-in-the-first-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/400486\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulls beat Mavericks 125-107 after Kidd is ejected in the first quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Coby White<\/a> scored 22 points, Ayo Dosunmu<\/a> had 20 and the Chicago Bulls<\/a> beat the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> 125-107 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n

The Bulls put seven players in double figures, outscored the Mavericks 38-8 in fast-break points and never trailed. Nikola Vucevic<\/a> and Matas Buzelis<\/a> each added 15 points as Chicago shot 51.5% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks began the game without the injured Anthony Davis<\/a> and lost coach Jason Kidd<\/a> midway through the first quarter of it after he was ejected for arguing with referee Scott Foster.<\/p>\n

Ryan Nembhard<\/a> had 16 points and six assists for the Mavericks. Rookie star Cooper Flagg<\/a> finished with just 11 points and one rebound, shooting 4 for 13.<\/p>\n

Dallas lost its second straight after winning two in a row. Davis sustained ligament damage in his left hand in the Mavericks’ loss to Utah on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Kidd appeared to be angry he wasn’t allowed to challenge a goaltending call against Max Christie<\/a>. Foster called two technical fouls and ejected Kidd.<\/p>\n

The Mavericks trailed by eight at the end of the period and the game got away from them in the second. A 13-2 run extended a seven-point lead to 59-41 on Buzelis’ fast-break layup with about four minutes remaining in the half.<\/p>\n

The Bulls blew it open in the fourth, with a 21-4 surge turning a 10-point game into a 115-88 lead, their biggest of the game.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Mavericks: Host Brooklyn on Monday.<\/p>\n

Bulls: Visit Houston on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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