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Patrick Williams and the Chicago Bulls wrap up preseason action with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks, 127-104. Most of the regular players for the Bucks did not play and weren’t on the bench. Milwaukee used seven players and went every starter scoring in double-digits. The Bucks’ leading scorer was Jordan Nwora, with 25 points. Every Bulls player got the chance to play except for Zach Lavine and DeMar DeRozan.

Dalen Terry and Coby White Start

Zach Lavine and DeMar DeRozan were out for the game because of rest, which meant Terry and White got the chance to start the game. Coby White finished the game with 15 points on 5-for-12 shooting. White has found himself more playing at shooting guard, but at times was being a point guard alongside Ayo Dosunmu.

Dalen Terry got kept quiet with five points on 2-for-3 shooting from the field. But the stats don’t matter for Terry once again, as he finished the game with the highest plus/minus +20. The plus/minus stat shows how well a player played on the court.

Aggressive Patrick Williams

The player with the most minutes for the Bulls was Patrick Williams, with 31. He got to put 22 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field. If you watched the game, you could see that Williams was more active on the offense, making the right back door cuts for easy or taking a good mid-range shot. These are things that Williams must be consistent with during the season.

After being sluggish during the first three preseason games, Billy Donavon played the most minutes out of any preseason to help get his confidence back up. It’s unknown if Williams will start next week against the Heat for the season opener.

Final Thoughts

Bulls finish preseason strong

Nikola Vucevic and Patrick Williams finished the preseason on a good note with good performances. The second-half bench once again exploded for Chicago, with Andre Drummond, Goran Dragic, and Javonte Green being the significant big three. The ball movement from the bench was outstanding to watch and see what can happen when one player doesn’t chew the shot clock.

Drummond, Dragic, and Green combined for 33 points and impacted the Bucks, shooting 34.7% from the field in the second half. Chicago outscored Milwaukee 66-45 in the second half. The Bulls’ most significant lead of the game was 27 points, and Chicago won by 23 points, 127-104.

Only Seven Players play for Milwaukee

With the Milwaukee Bucks playing an unusual set of back-to-back games, they decide not to send most of their regular players to Chicago to play. The only known on the Bucks that could have played was Bobby Portis, and he did not play. Hopefully, Bucks fans will get to see their big three later today on ESPN tonight when they play the Nets.

Up Next

Chicago will open the 2022-23 Season in Miami on October 19th.

Milwaukee will return home face Brooklyn today, October 12th.

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