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DALLAS -- After back-to-back losses to drop an NBA-worst 3-15, the Dallas Mavericks are grasping for any positives heading into Saturday nights game against the visiting Chicago Bulls.So despite dropping successive games to San Antonio and Charlotte, the injury-riddled Mavs are focusing on the fact that they were competitive against the Spurs and Hornets. Its not the kind of thing a franchise like Dallas, which has made playoff appearances in 15 of the last 16 seasons, is used to doing, but right now they have little choice.Look, its a 48-minute game and good starts are a very important part to winning in this league, but one thing I like is if we get off to a slow start, our guys dont get discouraged, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said following Thursdays 97-87 loss to the Hornets. They keep battling. Guys are battling. Were hanging in, were giving ourselves a chance, but weve got to work through this period and get these guys fully healthy. You know, get these guys full speed and full minutes, and our chances will be much greater.Dallas will again be without star Dirk Nowitzki (sore right Achilles tendon), who has played in just five games this season. He will miss his fourth consecutive game after making his long-awaited return, which lasted just two games. Guards Deron Williams and Devin Harris are back, but both remain on minutes restrictions. Guard J.J. Barea (calf) remains and guard Seth Curry (knee) could play after missing Thursdays game at Charlotte.Meanwhile, the retooled Bulls are playing some intriguing basketball with hometown hero Dwyane Wade leading the way. The former Miami Heat superstar put up 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and a couple steals in Friday nights impressive 111-105 home win against Wades former teammate LeBron James and his newly crowned Cleveland Cavaliers.Wade is now just four assists shy of recording 5,000 for his career. Only seven players have managed that since 1984, with one being James.The big win saw Chicago improve to 11-7 to start the season under second-year coach Fred Hoiberg. However, Dallas wont have to face its nemesis Wade. Hoiberg said Wade wont make the trip with the Bulls in a four-games-in-five-nights situation.Chicago has other weapons. Against Cleveland, the Bulls, who rank 13th overall in scoring at just under 105 points a game, had four starters score in double figures against Cleveland and three had more than 20 points with all-everything Jimmy Butler going for 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three steals, two blocks and a single turnover in 41 minutes.Veteran point guard Rajon Rondo was spectacular with a triple-double of 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 12 assists, 11 rebounds, plus three steals.I thought Rondo was great all night long, Hoiberg said after Fridays win. You could hear him yelling Run with me to all the guys all game.Now, even had Wade been available, they head into a game that could easily fall into the trap category in that its the second game in consecutive nights, coming off an emotional contest followed by a dreary eyed arrival into Dallas. If the Bulls can get wins on back-to-back nights it sets it would end a win-lose flip flop dating back to Nov. 19.Chicago wont want to let one get away to a three-win team either considering the difficult three-game stretch ahead against Portland and Detroit on back-to-back nights followed by a visit from the road-perfect San Antonio Spurs two nights later. Thomas Meunier Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. 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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Matt Harveys comeback from thoracic outlet syndrome surgery is proceeding as planned and he expects to be ready by the start of the New York Mets spring training camp in February, agent Scott Boras said Wednesday.I just saw him in New York, Boras told reporters at the MLB general managers meetings in Scottsdale. Hes throwing free and easy. Hes strong. Hes had a great deal of time to work out and focus on his body and strength. We expect him to come back and be the Matt Harvey of old.Harvey, 27, posted a 4-10 record with a 4.86 ERA before undergoing season-ending surgery in July. Dr. Robert Thompson, a vascular surgeon who specializes in thoracic outlet syndrome, removed a rib to relieve pressure on an entrapped nerve between Harveys neck and shoulder.Harvey, New Yorks first-round pick in the 2010 MLB first-year player draft, went 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA in 2013 to make the All-Star team and finish fourth in the National League Cy Young Award race. But he missed the entire 2014 season because of Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.Boras said the thoracic outlet syndrome likely contributed to HHarveys lack of command with his pitches starting in spring training.ddddddddddddI dont think theres any question, Boras said. Im not sure he could identify what the issue was. But as the season went on, he complained that the command of his pitches was not nearly the same. As this got more pronounced, he started feeling a tingling in his fingers and that really gave us the clue to send him to Dr. Thompson.Now that he has the feeling in his fingers, he has the ability to stretch out, lengthen out and get the ball off his fingertips and have the feeling he normally has to command the fastball.Harvey is one of several young Mets pitchers who will be returning from injury in 2017. Jacob deGrom underwent surgery to repair the ulnar nerve in his right elbow in September, while Steven Matz had bone spurs removed from his left elbow before the end of the season. Staff ace Noah Syndergaard and Bartolo Colon, who is now a free agent, were the only New York pitchers to start 30 games in 2016. ' ' '