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Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks

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6-10, 5-5 Away
Final
106 - 122

6-9, 5-3 Home

Antetokounmpo scores 41 points as Bucks beat Bulls 122-106 for 4th win in 5 games

Giannis' 41-point barrage leads Bucks to victory

Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Damian Lillard had 20 points and 10 assists, and AJ Green added 18 points to help the Bucks win for the fourth time in five games following a 2-8 start.

Zach Lavine scored 27 points to lead Chicago. Torrey Craig added 15, while Nikola Vucevic and Coby White had 14 each.

The Bucks led by 18 and seemed to be in control after a 16-0 run from the end of the first quarter and into the second, but the Bulls chipped away and pulled within one point in the third. The score remained close until midway through the fourth when the Bucks once again pulled away with Antetokounmpo dominating inside.

The Bucks held a 54-34 advantage in the paint.

Takeaways Bulls: Lavine had 20 points in the first half, the only Chicago player in double figures to that point. However, he was held to seven points in the second half.

Bucks: After being held to 13 points in the first half, Antetokounmpo scored 25 of Milwaukee’s 29 points in the third quarter. Lopez scored 20 or more points for the third time in four games.

Key moment Green swished a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer, his fifth of the game, from the corner with 6:49 left in the game to push the Bucks' lead to seven. Lillard and Lopez followed with 3s of their own to extend the Bucks' lead to 13.

Key stat The Bucks' bench players outscored the Bulls' reserves 23-7 in the first half. Green set the pace from the start with 11 points in the first quarter.

Up Next Bulls host Atlanta on Friday, and Bucks host Indiana.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Bucks: 60.5%
Bulls: 39.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 122
4th 12.1 Stanley Umude defensive rebound 106 - 122
4th 16.0 Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point shot 106 - 122
4th 20.1 Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound 106 - 122

Statistics

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41-88 FG 44-80
46.6 Field Goal % 55.0
17-45 3PT 13-36
37.8 Three Point % 36.1
7-7 FT 21-31
100.0 Free Throw % 67.7
33 Rebounds 45
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 35
25 Assists 30
7 Steals 7
2 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
8 Fast Break Points 9
34 Points in Paint 54
23 Fouls 13
2 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Fiserv Forum

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 38 29 .567 18 W1
Detroit 38 31 .551 19 W1
Chicago 29 39 .426 27.5 W1
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