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Milwaukee (58-22) also got 20 points, 15
assists and eight rebounds from Jrue Holiday, the only member of
the Bucks' Big Three to play for a majority of the night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out due to a sore right knee
after warming up, and Khris Middleton left the game early in the
first half because of a right knee ailment.
Chicago (38-42) was led by Nikola Vucevic with 21 points and 11
rebounds. DeMar DeRozan did not score a single point until the
fourth quarter, finishing the game with eight points on 3-of-12
shooting. Zach LaVine also struggled, putting up 13 points on
5-of-17 shooting.
Milwaukee earned its third win in a row while Chicago, which is
headed to the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, dropped its
second straight.
The Bulls trailed by 11 in the first quarter, but they went on a
10-2 run toward the end of the second quarter and soon after had
a stretch of making six field goals in a row to gain some
momentum going into the half. Chicago went into the break with a
51-49 lead.
In the third, the Bulls gained some more traction early on but
the Bucks rattled off a 15-0 run to retake the lead 66-61. After
Chicago briefly regained the lead shortly after, Milwaukee took
it back and did not look back the rest of the way.
The Bucks are starting to rack up some injury issues as they
head into the end of the regular season with. In addition to the
problems for Antetokounmpo and Middleton, both Grayson Allen and
Pat Connaughton sat out on Wednesday because of ankle sprains.
The Bucks manage to split the four-game season series against
their I-94 rival 2-2 after the Bulls took the first two matchups
this season.
--Field Level Media
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