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Damian Lillard added 16 points and seven
assists but was just 4 of 18 from the field for Milwaukee, which
never trailed. Brook Lopez added 12 points and Bobby Portis had
11 points and nine rebounds for the Bucks.
Coby White paced Chicago with 22 points. Nikola Vucevic had 17
points and nine rebounds for the Bulls before receiving a
flagrant foul 2 and an ejection with 9:27 left in the game.
Ayo Dosunmu added 15 points, DeMar DeRozan had 12 points and
nine assists and Alex Caruso scored 11 points for Chicago, which
made 41.9 percent of its field-goal attempts and was 11 of 27
(40.7 percent) from behind the arc.
The Bucks shot 43 percent from the field, including 15 of 46
(32.6 percent) from 3-point range.
Antetokounmpo scored 15 third-quarter points on 7-of-8 shooting,
but Milwaukee's 14-point halftime lead dropped to 10 by the end
of the period.
Antetokounmpo drained a 3-pointer to give the Bucks a 73-58
advantage with 5:43 remaining in the third, and his dunk two
minutes later made it 80-64. However, Chicago finished the
period with an 8-2 run to cut its deficit to 82-72.
The Bulls were within 84-76 after two free throws by White with
11:07 left before Beverley scored 10 points during Milwaukee's
knockout-punch 17-0 burst.
Early during the run, AJ Green drove from the left toward the
basket and Vucevic pounded him to the ground. The play was
reviewed, and the officials decided it was excessive conduct and
upgraded the foul to end Vucevic's night.
Green made both free throws to boost Milwaukee's lead to 90-76.
Beverley took over with two treys and two 2-pointers as the
Bucks increased the margin to 25 with 6:48 left.
Antetokounmpo had 23 points and eight rebounds in the first half
as Milwaukee led 58-44 at the break. Vucevic scored 15 in the
half for Chicago.
The Bucks used a 17-4 run in the first quarter to open up a
15-point lead before Chicago trimmed its deficit to 33-24 at the
end of the quarter.
--Field Level Media
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