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Brook Lopez had 19 points and 10 rebounds to go
with five blocked shots for Milwaukee, which won its fourth game
in a row. George Hill scored 18, and Donte DiVincenzo finished
with 15.
Rookie Daniel Gafford amassed 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting for
the Bulls. The second-round draft pick from Arkansas entered the
game with zero points in four games off the bench.
Fellow Bulls rookie Coby White scored 13 points off the bench
and made 3 of 6 attempts from 3-point range. Zach LaVine made
only 4 of 16 shot attempts but finished with 11 points.
Milwaukee closed the game on a 17-2 run to wipe out a 99-98
deficit. Eric Bledsoe and Lopez each converted three-point plays
during the final 5:04, which also included six points from
Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks led 98-90 with 8:11 remaining when Chicago stormed
back with a 9-0 run to grab a one-point lead with 6:23 to go.
The outburst included three consecutive 3-pointers, with Ryan
Arcidiacono knocking down the first one and White draining the
next two.
Chicago trailed 84-81 entering the fourth quarter. The Bulls
were down by nine points with 1:35 left in the third quarter
after a layup by Antetokounmpo, but Chicago bounced back by
scoring seven of the next eight points, including a late
3-pointer by White.
Milwaukee led 60-56 at the half after finishing the second
quarter on a 12-2 run. A 3-pointer by Hill started the scoring
binge, which also included a 3-pointer, a dunk and a jump shot
by Antetokounmpo and another basket from Hill.
The Bucks built a 10-point lead in the first quarter, but
Chicago scored the final six points of the session to close the
gap to 29-26. Gafford (four points) and White (two points)
accounted for all of the scoring during the run.
Chicago dropped to 2-5 at home. Milwaukee improved to 7-2 on the
road.
--Field Level Media
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