Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks

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Chicago Bulls

1-1, 1-1 Away

Final
133 - 122

Milwaukee Bucks

1-1, 0-1 Home

Coby White scores 35, Bulls roll past Bucks 133-122 to get in the win column

Giddey does it all in Bulls' upset win over Bucks

Zach LaVine added 25 points, Nikola Vucevic had 22 and Josh Giddey scored 17 for the Bulls, who shot 21 of 47 from 3-point range.

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 38 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Damian Lillard had 28 points, but only went 3 of 12 from deep.

After the first three minutes of the third quarter featured five lead changes, the Bulls broke a 72-all tie and pulled ahead for good by scoring seven straight points.

Takeaways Bulls: White was just two points off his career high of 37 points he scored against Sacramento last season. ... Lonzo Ball didn't play for the Bulls, two days after participating in his first regular-season game since Jan. 14, 2022, as he comes back from multiple knee surgeries. He will be available for their home opener Saturday.

Bucks: Two nights after they looked sharp in a 124-109 season-opening victory at Philadelphia, the Bucks struggled badly on defense and didn't give Antetokounmpo and Lillard enough help on offense. ... Khris Middleton remained out as he recovers from offseason surgeries to each of his ankles.

Key moment After Milwaukee's A.J. Green made a pair of 3-pointers in the first minute of the fourth quarter to cut Chicago's lead to 102-101, Patrick Williams answered with a 3-pointer of his own. Williams' basket started a 13-1 run, and the Bucks never seriously threatened again.

Key stat The Bulls' 21 3-pointers were the most in a game since hitting a franchise-record 25 against New Orleans on Feb. 10, 2021.

Up next The Bulls play their home opener on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Bucks are at Brooklyn on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bucks: 50.0%

Bulls: 50.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	133 - 122
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	133 - 122
4th 4.1	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	133 - 122
4th 4.1	Ayo Dosunmu blocks AJ Johnson 's 4-foot driving layup	133 - 122
4th 14.1	shot clock turnover	133 - 122

Statistics

CHI		MIL
46-96	FG	46-93
47.9	Field Goal %	49.5
21-47	3PT	13-40
44.7	Three Point %	32.5
20-23	FT	17-25
87.0	Free Throw %	68.0
46	Rebounds	47
9	Offensive Rebounds	8
37	Defensive Rebounds	39
30	Assists	24
10	Steals	5
4	Blocks	3
9	Turnovers	14
1	Team Turnovers	1
10	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
14	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	24
17	Fast Break Points	12
28	Points in Paint	44
17	Fouls	14
15	Largest Lead	8

Game Information

Fiserv Forum

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,790 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Chicago	1	1	.500	1	W1
Milwaukee	1	1	.500	1	L1
Indiana	1	1	.500	1	L1
Detroit	0	2	.000	2	L2

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