When and where to watch
Chicago Bulls at Dallas Mavericks: tip-off Sat, Dec 19, 8:00 PM ET (5:00 PM PT) at American Airlines Center. Local TV: CHSN/CHSN App (CHI), KFAA (DAL); NBA League Pass out of market.
Expected starters
projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · ChicagoBulls
Josh GiddeyG · #317.0pts · 32.1 min
Norman PowellG · #2421.7pts · 29.6 min
Matas BuzelisF · #1416.3pts · 29.2 min
Tre JonesG · #3014.1pts · 27.0 min
Isaac OkoroF-G · #359.3pts · 26.9 min
OutJordan HawkinsIllness · OtherOutDailyn SwainIllness · OtherOutNic ClaxtonHamstring · LegDay-To-DayZach CollinsDay-To-DayIsaac OkoroDay-To-DayLeonard MillerDay-To-DayTobe Awaka
Home · DallasMavericks
Cooper FlaggF · #3221.0pts · 33.5 min
P.J. WashingtonF · #2514.2pts · 31.0 min
Naji MarshallF · #315.2pts · 29.5 min
Max ChristieG · #012.3pts · 29.1 min
Zaccharie RisacherF · #109.6pts · 22.4 min
OutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · RightOutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · RightOutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · RightOutSanti AldamaKnee · LegDay-To-DayJett Howard
Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.
Head to head · games that counted
Bulls vs Mavericks: the matchup page →Series tied 1-1
How to watch · Bulls at Mavericks8:00 PM ET5:00 PM PT · Saturday, December 19
KFAADALCHSN/CHSN AppCHI
No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).
Mavericks marketKFAA (local broadcast station — free with an antenna in-market)
Bulls marketCHSN/CHSN App
RadioSiriusXM · 105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FM · 104.3 The Score
Around the world
Where this game lands
5 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour
AustraliaLiveSun 12:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)Giddey (CHI) · Irving (DAL)CanadaLiveSat 8:00 PMTSNMiller (CHI)FranceAlarmSun 02:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTEssengue (CHI) · Risacher (DAL)United KingdomAlarmSun 01:00Sky SportsLawal (DAL)IndiaLiveSun 6:30 AMPrime VideoNew ZealandLiveSun 2:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)PhilippinesLiveSun 9:00 AMPrime VideoGermanyAlarmSun 02:00Sky Sport · Sky GoIrelandAlarmSun 01:00Sky SportsItalyAlarmSun 02:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoNigeriaAlarmSun 2:00 AMSportyTVSouth AfricaAlarmSun 03:00SportyTV
Injury report
both teams · read every 15 minutesBulls7 listedOutJordan HawkinsIllness · Other · est. return 2026-10-24
OutDailyn SwainIllness · Other · est. return 2026-10-24
OutNic ClaxtonHamstring · Leg · est. return 2026-11-04
Day-To-DayZach CollinsToe · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-21
Day-To-DayIsaac OkoroKnee · Leg · est. return 2026-10-21
Day-To-DayLeonard MillerGroin · Groin · Right · est. return 2026-10-21
Day-To-DayTobe AwakaKnee · Leg · est. return 2026-10-21
Mavericks5 listedOutCaleb MartinThumb · Arm · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutTarik BiberovicHeel · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutDereck Lively IIFoot · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-23
OutSanti AldamaKnee · Leg · est. return 2026-10-23
Day-To-DayJett HowardCalf · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-10-21