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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. 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SPREAD -- New England 8-2, New York 3-5-2SERIES RECORD -- Patriots lead 59-54-1LAST MEETING -- Jets beat Patriots 26-20, OT, Dec. 27, 2015LAST WEEK -- Patriots beat 49ers 30-17; Jets had bye, lost to Rams 9-6 on Nov. 13AP PRO32 RANKING -- Patriots No. 3, Jets No. 28PATRIOTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (6), RUSH (6t), PASS (6)PATRIOTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (17), RUSH (17), PASS (15)JETS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (23), RUSH (11), PASS (26)JETS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (11), RUSH (4), PASS (19)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- With victory, Patriots would clinch 16th straight season with winning record and tie San Francisco (1983-98) and Dallas (1970-85) for most consecutive winning years since 1970 merger. New England would also have 31st winning season since merger to tie Dallas for second, behind only Pittsburghs 33 in that span. ... Patriots looking for sixth straight road win. ... Tom Brady could tie Peyton Manning for most total wins by QB with 200. Brady has 177 in regular season and 22 in postseason. ... 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Patriots tied team mark with five first-half sacks vs. 49ers, finished one shy of franchise single-game record of six, set three times. ... New England has held opponents to NFL-low starting possession average at 24.6-yard line on kickoffs. ... Jets beat Patriots in OT in second meeting last season and look to beat New England in two straight for first time since winning last matchup in 2008 (34-31 in OT) and first of 2009 season (16-9). ... Ryan Fitzpatrick starting at QB after sitting out last game in favor of Bryce Petty with sprained left knee. In last three vs. Patriots, Fitzpatrick has thrown for 928 yards, seven TDs, one INT for 102.4 rating. ... RB Matt Forte has 458 yards from scrimmage in last four games overall, with four rushing TDs and one TD catch in that span. Forte ranks eighth in NFL with 732 yards rushing this season. ... WR Brandon Marshall looking for first TD catch since Oct. 9 at Pittsburgh, span of five games without reaching end zone. ... C Nick Mangold has missed last three games with sprained ankle, and uncertain to play vs. New England. Wesley Johnson has filled in. ... In last six weeks, Jets have held opposing QBs to 73.8 quarterback rating, third lowest in league in that span. Opposing QBs have league-low 6.0 yards per passing attempt in last five games. ... NT Steve McLendon has career highs in total tackles (34) and sacks (3 1/2) in first season with Jets after seven with Steelers. ... DE Leonard Williams leads Jets with six sacks and is tied for first with 16 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles. ... Fantasy Tip: With Gronkowski likely out again, TE Martellus Bennett is plug-in play who could cause some matchup issues for Jets linebackers and secondary.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '