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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.
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