The Dallas Mavericks traveled to face the red-hot Chicago Bulls on Saturday, as the Bulls were seeking their fifth straight win. While the record made the Mavericks appear the better team, Chicago's recent play made it hard to bet against them.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Chicago Bulls NBA game to be played on March 29, 2025 on ESPN.

Bulls vs Lakers Game Highlights The Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 146-115. Chicago Bulls Top Performers Coby White – 36 points, 2 steals, 6 3PM Matas Buzelis 3

The Brooklyn Nets and the rest of the basketball world took notice when Chicago Bulls point guard Josh Giddey nailed potentially the shot of the year to beat the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week.

Jalen Williams did this after seeing his former teammate Josh Giddey hit a game-winning shot against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Josh Giddey’s rise as a Chicago Bulls star is fueled by his parents’ basketball legacy. Warrick Giddey, an NBL champion, and Kim Giddey, a WNBL trailblazer, instilled discipline and passion, shaping Josh into an NBA phenom From Melbourne’s courts to the NBA spotlight,

I think you see now it’s not over until it really is over,” Giddey said after his half-court, buzzer-beating game-winner against L.A.

Giddey's recent play has caused folks to become prisoners of the moment and revisit talks of when he was first dealt to the Bulls for Alex Caruso. Was the deal's consensus too critical of Chicago's side?

Josh Giddey has the Bulls 8-2 over their last 10 games and has been a big reason why the team seems to have turned a corner. Might his recent stretch -- which includes an incredible game-winning half-court buzzer beater vs the Lakers -- result in the Bulls paying Giddey $100M this coming offseason?

However, despite leading for stretches of the game, the Lakers faltered in the fourth quarter once again, giving up 44 points in the final frame. Chicago’s backcourt duo of Giddey and Coby White led the way once more.

Both teams have come alive lately, right as questions arose over whether a summer draft pick should be a higher priority than the playoffs.

Klay Thompson scored 20 points, P.J. Washington had 19 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 120-119 on Saturday night.