44pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsCHI
Feb 7, 2009
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs Dallas Mavericks Head-to-Head
Dallas Mavericks lead the all-time record 47-43 across 90 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on April 12, 2026: Chicago Bulls 128, Dallas Mavericks 149, 277 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
43
vs
DAL
47
90 meetings
All-time
DAL lead 47-43
Recent form
CHI 4-6 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DAL won 149-128 on Apr 12, 2026
Closeness
4 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.4 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 12, 26
DAL 149-128 CHI
DALJan 10, 26
CHI 125-107 DAL
CHIMar 29, 25
CHI 119-120 DAL
DALNov 6, 24
DAL 119-99 CHI
DALMar 11, 24
CHI 92-127 DAL
DALNov 1, 23
DAL 114-105 CHI
DALApr 7, 23
DAL 112-115 CHI
CHIDec 10, 22
CHI 144-115 DAL
CHIJan 9, 22
DAL 113-99 CHI
DALNov 10, 21
CHI 117-107 DAL
CHI| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 | DAL | CHI | 149–128 | DAL |
| Jan 10, 2026 | CHI | DAL | 125–107 | CHI |
| Mar 29, 2025 | CHI | DAL | 119–120 | DAL |
| Nov 6, 2024 | DAL | CHI | 119–99 | DAL |
| Mar 11, 2024 | CHI | DAL | 92–127 | DAL |
| Nov 1, 2023 | DAL | CHI | 114–105 | DAL |
| Apr 7, 2023 | DAL | CHI | 112–115 | CHI |
| Dec 10, 2022 | CHI | DAL | 144–115 | CHI |
| Jan 9, 2022 | DAL | CHI | 113–99 | DAL |
| Nov 10, 2021 | CHI | DAL | 117–107 | CHI |
Last Meeting
Apr 12, 2026Final
DAL
149
HOME
CHI
128
AWAY
Maverickswon by21
Game 90 of all-time series
Matchup context
Dallas Mavericks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Dallas Mavericks lead the complete decided record 47-43. The 11.4-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1981 to 2026
- 46 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.4 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
43W
47W
CHI
DAL
48%52%
Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season90 games
43
47
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
123–88+35
Jan 26, 1993
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
127–92+35
Mar 11, 2024
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | DAL ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
18-27
CHI
AWAY
20-25
DAL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Dallas Mavericks won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.4 pts on average
11.4pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time47.8%
DAL-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time52.2%
Last 10 Results
CHI / DAL
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 44 of 90 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
CHI OT Wins
0
DAL OT Wins
3
Biggest OT Game
129-132 on Dec 2, 2014 (2OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+32pts
Dec 28, 2013
#2:+32 pts·Dec 8, 2000
#3:+25 pts·Dec 2, 1999
DAL Biggest Leads
+40pts
Nov 8, 2002
#2:+33 pts·Dec 10, 2022
#3:+33 pts·Nov 25, 2003
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Jan 3, 2021
Average per Game
5.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
17
Feb 8, 2005
Average Ties per Game
4.5
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
23,854
Mar 25, 1997
Lowest
13,011
Apr 26, 1999
Average
20,110
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI45.4%
DAL45.5%
DAL +0.1 pp
3P%
CHI39.2%
DAL35.4%
CHI +3.8 pp
FT%
CHI73.7%
DAL79.8%
DAL +6.1 pp
TS%
CHI53.3%
DAL54.7%
DAL +1.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon | 215 | 10 | 21.5 | 35 |
| Luol Deng | 204 | 13 | 15.7 | 30 |
| Derrick Rose | 198 | 10 | 19.8 | 34 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 173 | 14 | 12.4 | 28 |
| Zach LaVine | 165 | 8 | 20.6 | 34 |
| Jimmy Butler | 129 | 8 | 16.1 | 26 |
| Andres Nocioni | 104 | 10 | 10.4 | 30 |
| Taj Gibson | 104 | 10 | 10.4 | 16 |
| Metta World Peace | 95 | 6 | 15.8 | 29 |
| Pau Gasol | 88 | 5 | 17.6 | 29 |
| Michael Jordan | 87 | 3 | 29.0 | 41 |
| Coby White | 73 | 5 | 14.6 | 24 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 72 | 3 | 24.0 | 29 |
| Joakim Noah | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 20 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 71 | 4 | 17.8 | 20 |
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 696 | 33 | 21.1 | 44 |
| Michael Finley | 308 | 14 | 22.0 | 32 |
| Luka Doncic | 182 | 8 | 22.8 | 38 |
| J.J. Barea | 165 | 17 | 9.7 | 26 |
| Jason Terry | 145 | 12 | 12.1 | 25 |
| Josh Howard | 141 | 9 | 15.7 | 27 |
| Dwight Powell | 126 | 13 | 9.7 | 17 |
| Shawn Bradley | 119 | 14 | 8.5 | 18 |
| Steve Nash | 117 | 8 | 14.6 | 24 |
| Harrison Barnes | 108 | 5 | 21.6 | 26 |
| Devin Harris | 107 | 15 | 7.1 | 20 |
| Wesley Matthews | 94 | 8 | 11.8 | 26 |
| Erick Dampier | 90 | 11 | 8.2 | 16 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 83 | 5 | 16.6 | 26 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 82 | 6 | 13.7 | 23 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
41pts
Michael Jordan
CHIvsDAL
Dec 29, 1997
38pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsCHI
Jan 6, 2020
38pts
Monta Ellis
DALvsCHI
Dec 2, 2014
36pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsCHI
Jan 17, 2021
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
47 games with complete quarter lines
CHIDAL
How they create points
41 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q4 scoring: DAL +1.7 points47 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 25.8
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 27.0
Widest fingerprint gap
DAL +1.7 q4 scoring
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.