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Bulls playing like their season is on the line in victory over Bucks

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With the regular season winding down, the Chicago Bulls are running out of time and they played like it Sunday, rolling to a 109-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sunday afternoon.

Nikola Mirotic poured in 28 points and Jimmy Butler added a career-high 14 assists, helping the Bulls avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Bucks.  Despite the loss, the Bucks still won the season series 3-1.

Chicago (35-39) moved within 2 1/2 games of the Bucks in the Eastern Conference playoff race.  The Bucks (37-36) are tied with both Atlanta and Indiana for fifth place, although the Hawks own a tiebreaker advantage over the Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Bucks.  Greg Monroe added 16 points and Khris Middleton 14.

Chicago hit 10 of 21 from three-point range and shot 54.1% overall from the field for the game.

Defense was the reason why the Bucks had entered play winning 11 of their last 13 games.  That defense struggled against the Bulls on Sunday.

The Bucks travel to Charlotte on Tuesday night to face the Hornets.

 

Bucks finalize deal with Chicago

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milwaukee-bucks-logo-11The Milwaukee Bucks finalized their deal with Chicago, sending point-guard Michael Carter-Williams to the Bulls in exchange for backup shooting guard Tony Snell.

Snell averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a game in 64 games (33 starts) for the Bulls last season.  In the last two seasons with the Bulls, Snell has shot 37.1 percent (2014-15) and 36.1 percent (2015-16) from the three-point arc.

Carter-Williams appeared in 54 games (37 starts) for the Bucks last season and averaged 11.5 points, 5.2 assists and 5.1 rebounds in 30.5 minutes a game.  He was originally the 11th overall pick of the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 NBA Draft out of Syracuse.

The Bucks acquired Carter-Williams in a Feb. 19, 2015 trade with Philadelphia.

 

Worst postseason loss in team history ends Bucks run

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Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd

It wasn’t pretty from the opening tip as the Milwaukee Bucks fell behind by as much as 34 points in the first half, and ultimately suffered a 120-66 Game 6 loss to the Bulls at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

The 54-point setback is the largest losing deficit ever for a Bucks playoff game. The win gives Chicago a 4-2 Eastern Conference playoff series win, sending the Bulls to a 2nd round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Chicago was hot early, hitting 51% of their shots in the first half, including an 8-for-15 effort from beyond the arc.

Michael Dunleavy scored 19 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to lead the Bulls.

Not a single player reached double figures in scoring for Milwaukee, who were paced by Zaza Pachulia’s eight points. The Bucks struggled from the field, connecting on 25-of-76 (32%) field goal attempts and only 4-of-19 from three. [Read more…]

Veteran Bulls outlast young Bucks in 2OT, can clinch series Saturday

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Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Missed free throws and periods of stagnant offense were two of the biggest contributors to the Milwaukee Bucks losing Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Playoff series to the rival Bulls, 113-106, in double overtime.

Playing in front of an energetic, yet bi-partisan crowd at the Bradley Center, the Bucks surged to an 18-point second quarter, a lead that was quickly erased by an 18-0 Chicago run.

Trailing by ten with 2:50 remaining in regulation, Khris Middleton scored eight straight points to rally Milwaukee and force overtime. The Bulls started the second OT with a 12-0 to sieze control. [Read more…]

The Bucks surrender late lead, trail Bulls 2-0 in series

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Khris Middleton

Khris Middleton

The defense was holding the Bulls in check, and the Milwaukee Bucks led 74-71 early in the fourth quarter.

Then All-Star Jimmy Butler and his Chicago teammates put it all together, ran off a 13-0 run, and seized Game 2 with a 91-82 victory. The Bulls now lead the best-of-seven series two-games-to-none.

Butler, a Marquette product, scored 14 of his playoff career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter. Derrick Rose scored all of his 15 points after halftime.

Khris Middleton led the Bucks for a second consecutive game, tallying 22 points. Michael Carter-Williams added 12. [Read more…]

Bucks seek to even series with Bulls tonight

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Michael Carter-Williams

Michael Carter-Williams

In a surprising turn of events Saturday night in Chicago, it was offense that ruled the day in a series that pits two of the NBA’s best defensive teams against each other.

The Bulls took advantage of poor Milwaukee Bucks defense to score 60 first half points, en route to a 103-91 win in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Playoff Series.

Marquette alum Jimmy Butler led all scorers with 25 points, while backcourt mate and former MVP Derrick Rose added 23. Rose finished 9-of-16 from the floor, connecting on a flurry of fierce drives to the basket and deep 3’s.

Khris Middleton paced the Milwaukee attack with 18 points. Ersan Ilyasova added 15, with three others scoring in double figures.  [Read more…]

Bulls find Bradley Center to their liking, again!

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The BMO Harris Bradley Center once again became the Chicago Bulls home away from home.  A strong contingent of Bulls fans made the trek north and made life for the road team, quite pleasant.

As a result, the Bulls jumped out to a big lead early and pulled out a comfortable 104-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Nate Robinson scored 16 of his 24 in the second quarter and former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler had 18 points for the Bulls. [Read more…]

Bucks blow-out Detroit

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The Milwaukee Bucks are a season high 5-games over .500 after trampling the Detroit Pistons last night 117-90 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.  The Bucks had to overcome a slow start as they trailed 28-13 late in the 1st quarter.

After leading 52-42 at the half, the Bucks exploded for 39-points in the 3rd quarter with 20-points coming off the hand of Brandon Jennings.  Jennings ended the game with 30-points and was the difference according to Head Coach Jim Boylan:

AUDIO: Jim Boylan says Brandon Jennings was incredible in the second half :16 [Read more…]

Bucks fall to Bulls 93-86

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Even with Brandon Jenning’s game-high 23 points, the Milwaukee Bucks could not find a way to take down the Chicago Bulls Saturday night.

Jennings was accompined by three other Bucks in the double digit scoring, with Monta Ellis scoring 17, Beno Udrih scoring 12 points, and Tobias Harris scoring 10 points.

The Bucks were also led by Ekpe Udoh and Larry Sanders with eight rebounds apiece, and Ersand Ilyasova and Monta Ellis having six rebounds apiece.

The Chicago Bulls were led in scoring by Richard Hamilton with 22 points apiece, Luol Deng had 14 points, and Kirk Hinrich had 1o points.

Boozer ended up with a double-double scoring 22 points and having 19 rebounds in the victory.  Joakim Noah had nine rebounds, while Luol Deng had eight rebounds.

The Milwaukee Bucks look to rebound when they take on the Chicago Bulls in Chicago on Monday.