Earlier today, the Chicago Bulls suffered perhaps one of their biggest late-game breakdowns this season. Up by 12 with less than four minutes left in the game, the Bulls only managed to score one more point after that.
For the Bulls, the last four minutes of the game were plagued by turnovers, bad shot attempts and missed free throws, which allowed the Dallas Mavericks to make a heroic comeback led by Dirk Nowitzki.
Turnovers
The Bulls are averaging 14.6 turnovers this season, which is 12th among all other teams in the NBA (per Team Rankings). The first turnover, which occurred under the four minute mark was a bad pass from Nate Robinson, which was shortly followed by a bad shooting foul called on Carlos Boozer.
The other bad turnover was a travel called on Kirk Hinrich a few possessions later when the Mavericks were starting to find their shot and ignite their comeback.
Although they took care of the ball relatively well for most of the game, committing just 11 turnovers in 44 minutes, the two careless mishaps by the Bulls' point guards were unfortunate and they can't expec ...
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The Chicago Bulls Suffer a Late Fourth-Quarter Meltdown Against the Dallas Mavs
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