Chicago Bulls: Silent, but Deadly (and hungry)

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by Mattman

Between free agency findings and signings that shook up the "power rankings" over the summer, a plethora of sustainability questions surrounding a two-time defending champ, and a new generation of influential NBA talent, there's something funky brewing out East.

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Dallas Mavs vs Chicago Bulls (PreGame Report) (Starting Lineups)

Tonight the 7-3 Mavs take on the 6-4 Chicago Bulls. The Mavs are trying to bounce back from a tough loss to the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night. The have played the Bulls twice in the preseason and won both. Guarding the point guard doesn't get any easier tonight with Derrick Rose in town. During the pre-game press conference Coach Carlisle mentioned his "electric presence on the court" and how his "skill level keeps moving up". Coach also talked about Joakim Noah and his ability to get clean-up points off offensive rebounds. Tyson Chandler and Derrick Rose were teammates this summer during the FIBA World Championships winning gold. This will be the Mavs first nationally televised game of this season and you can tell. ESPN has cameras everywhere from catching the players exiting vehicles to with us in the press box. Caron Butler has is second start after coming back from injury tonight after a lack-luster performance in the Big Easy. You can't help but to wonder how he will play tonight with all the trade talk with Carmelo floating around...Stay Tuned

Mavs Starters:
Caron Butler 13.3 PPG
Dirk Nowitzki 23.6 PPG
Tyson Chandler 8.2 PPG
DeShawn Stevenson 4.6 PPG
Jason Kidd 8.8 PPG

Bulls Starters:
Luol Deng 19.6 PPG
Taj Gibson 11.6 PPG
Joakim Noah 15.4 PPG
Keith Bogans 5.7 PPG
Derrick Rose 25.5 PPG