Nikola Mirotic

Bulls' Nikola Mirotic plays 22 minutes in return to the lineup on Tuesday

Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic (illness) made his return to the lineup on Tuesday, racking up 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in 22 minutes of action as the Bulls fell 99-98 to the Dallas Mavericks.

What It Means:

That's right in line with the 23.3 minutes per game he's averaging on the season. He has been pretty disappointing on that workload, averaging a career-low 9.4 points to go with 4.7 rebounds per game.

Mirotic's 9.3 nERD ranked third among Bulls players on Tuesday, per numberFire Live, though his -0.3 nERD ranks a shaky 230th in the NBA this season.