DALLAS - After Derrick Rose missed a potential clinching shot on a hard drive through the lane in the final seconds, he sealed Chicagos victory by winning a scramble for the loose ball.This takedown of a Western Conference playoff contender from Texas was a little tougher than the first, and another sign that the Bulls are putting a rough patch behind them.Rose scored 20 points, Jimmy Butler had 14 of his 20 in the second half and the Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-98 Friday night.The Bulls, losers of six of eight games before a quick Texas two-step, held on in the closing seconds a night after handing defending champion San Antonio its most lopsided loss of the season in Chicago.It means we can beat any team when we put our mind to it, Butler said. I feel like were deep and we play hard. And if we do what were supposed to do, we can beat anybody.Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points to lead the Mavericks, who had won three straight and were trying to get coach Rick Carlisle his 600th career victory.Dallas withstood a 5-minute field goal drought in the fourth quarter to get to 100-98 on a three-point play by Monta Ellis, who was fouled by Taj Gibson on a jumper.But after Rose missed in close, he scrambled for the rebound and got the ball to Kirk Hinrich, who tossed it to Pau Gasol. The Mavericks couldnt get the foul until Chandler Parsons finally grabbed Gasol with 0.1 seconds remaining. Gasol made both free throws.That just kind of sums up the entire game as far as offensive rebounds, Rajon Rondo said after the Mavericks were outrebounded, 47-30. Thats been our Achilles heel all night getting rebounds and we cant finish the job in the closing seconds of the game.Gasol had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added six points and seven boards in his return after missing four games with a sprained right ankle.Rose scored 13 points in the first quarter, including consecutive 3-pointers when he pulled up well behind the line both times to give the Bulls a 22-12 lead.The Mavericks twice pulled even in the third quarter but never led because they couldnt win the battle of the backcourts. While Rose and Butler combined for 40 points, Monta Ellis had 17 for Dallas but Rondo scored just six on 3-of-9 shooting with four assists.___TIP-INSBulls: G Mike Dunleavy, close to returning from a right ankle injury, missed his 12th straight game. ... Gibson had 15 points and seven rebounds. ... Rose was 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and Tony Snell was 2 of 4 and scored 10 points. Hinrich made both his attempts as the Bulls shot 56 per cent from long range (9 of 16).Mavericks: Devin Harris had a four-point play with Dallas trailing by nine late in the third quarter. He hit a 3 from the left wing, and Hinrich was called for hitting him on the arm. The free throw cut Dallas deficit to 77-72. ... Tyson Chandler had his 19th double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He also had five blocks. ... Parsons scored 19 but had just one rebound.NOAHS RETURNNoah started and played 23 minutes, with six of his seven rebounds on the offensive end as the Bulls outscored the Mavericks 18-15 on second-chance points. He led the Bulls with two blocks. I got a little winded, but it just felt good to be out there, said Noah, who has been bothered by the ankle for a month and missed four games in December before returning and tweaking the injury.SITTING RONDOMavericks coach Rick Carlisle said it was a coachs decision to sit Rondo in favour of Harris in the closing minutes and wouldnt elaborate. Rondo said he wouldnt seek an explanation. If he brings it up, he does, Rondo said. But its not something that Ill go to his office and make a big deal about.UP NEXTBulls: Sunday at home against Miami.Mavericks: Sunday at New Orleans. Isaac Bonga Jersey . Phoenix originally signed Barbosa to a 10-day contract on Jan. 8 after Eric Bledsoe injured his knee and then signed him to another 10-day deal. Wes Unseld Jersey . Redden played a total of 1,023 regular-season games with Ottawa, the New York Rangers, St. Louis and Boston. 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Amir Johnson had 27 points for the Raptors and Kyle Lowry scored 22 with nine assists. James Johnson managed 11 off the bench and those were the only three Toronto players in double figures. James and Kyrie Irving combined to score 17 in the third quarter and the Cavs led by as many as 14. They never let the Raptors get closer than six in the fourth. They were hitting on all cylinders, and they were executing as well as you could ask for, said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. I would say that I know this team tonight wasnt us. Sometimes in the NBA schedule (with) the first game back from a West Coast trip, the worst team you want to see is a team as talented as Cleveland. But again, hats off to them; they spanked us. The Raptors will get their chance for revenge on the Cavaliers when the two teams meet at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday. The Nuggets lost their third in a row on Sunday afternoon, a 96-84 setback in Atlanta to the Hawks. Wilsonn Chandler led the Nuggets with 29 points and 10 rebounds.dddddddddddd Timofey Mozgov chipped in 14 points with 11 rebounds, and Alonzo Gee added 14 points on 7- of-9 shooting off the bench. Atlanta completely shut down the Denver offense in the second quarter to jump out to a 57-36 halftime lead. The Nuggets shot 0-for-8 from beyond the arc, and they shot just 28.6 percent from the field in the quarter. However, the script flipped in the third quarter as the Nuggets were able to get back in the game. While they made just 1-of-8 3-point shots in the quarter, they were 12-of-16 from inside the arc. In the final 12 minutes, Denver cut the Atlanta lead to single digits four separate times and got it down to as little as seven with 3:35 remaining. On the next two possessions, Kyle Korver nailed a 3-pointer and Jeff Teague hit a layup to rebuild the Hawks lead to 92-80. Atlanta cruised from there. We played better defensively in the second half, said Nuggets coach Brian Shaw. The common denominator in terms of how that turned around is Alonzo Gee. We ended up getting 11 turnovers on them in the second half. The two teams have split the last six meetings, but the Nuggets have won five of their last six appearances north of the border. ' ' '