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The Chicago Bulls have found themselves a small two-game win streak with a 118-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. This win comes off a home win over the Boston Celtics, 121-107. Both teams went back and forth with 21 lead changes and a game that felt like a playoff game. The Bulls’ biggest lead of the game was ten, while the Bucks’ most significant lead of the night was 12 points during the first half.

With 1:15 left in the game, Coby White hit a left corner three to tie the game at 109-109. About 30 seconds later, White gave Chicago the lead with another three, but this time in the right corner. Coby White finished the game with 14 points. Nikola Vucevic scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. After a Jrue Holiday turnover, Vucevic sealed the game with a three-pointer.

Another 30+ Performance for DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with team-high 36 points and got his teammates involved with eight assists. DeRozan scored 18 of his 36 points in the third quarter. Once the fourth quarter occurred, Milwaukee forced him to give up the ball and have someone win the game. DeRozan has scored 30+ points in seven games so far this season.

Zach Lavine got 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists. After a hot Monday night against Boston, he calmed a little bit, shooting 6-for-17 from the field. Nikola Vucevic surprisedly did not get a double-double against the Bucks, finished the game with 18 points and five rebounds. Patrick Williams scored in double-digits for the third straight game with 11 points and had the tough assignment of guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis takes over fourth quarter but not enough

Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks again with another superstar performance of 36 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists. He scored eight points in the first half but got hot in the second half with 28 points. Brook Lopez scored 20 points and got hot early with 11 points, going 4-for-5 from the field in the first quarter. The good news for Milwaukee is they won the rebound battle 48-35 and got 16 second-chance points to help stay in the game, but it was not enough.

But the turnovers were the problem all night. Giannis finished the game with eight turnovers. Milwaukee finished the game with 20 turnovers, leading to Chicago’s 19 fast-break points. A key turnover was from Jrue Holiday throwing a bad pass to Giannis in the post, which cost them a chance of tying the game with 41 seconds left.

Chicago has won their first regular season in Milwaukee since December 26th, 2017. Before this game, Milwaukee won 16 out of their last 17 against Chicago. Remember, the Bucks ended the Bulls’ season last year in the first round of the 2022 Playoffs. The Bulls lose the series 4-1. The only game Chicago won during the series was game two, 114-110; the game was played in Milwaukee.

Final Thoughts

Unexpected Hero for Chicago

The expected hero for Chicago was Coby White, who helped the Bulls win their first clutch win of the season. White was involved on both sides of the ball, fighting for loose balls, resulting in three steals. That led to Billy Donavon deciding to put White back, replacing Ayo Dosunmu with 3:55 left in the game. Dosunmu has been struggling with shooting lately, which was a factor for Billy to put White in the final four minutes. With Goran Dragic out, White had to play a more significant role and delivered in a big way late in the game. The hustle on defense will land him more minutes in the rotation.

Turnovers cost Milwaukee

The Bucks were sloppy all night and let the Bulls get back in the game during the second quarter. Don’t forget that Milwaukee held a 12-point lead, but turnovers were the reason Chicago got back in the game quickly. Milwaukee falls to 8-2 in their home area but still has a top-three record in the Eastern Conference at 12-5. The Bucks will face tough opponents with the Cavaliers on Friday and Mavericks on Sunday.

Up Next

Chicago will continue road trip on Friday against Oklahoma City.

Milwaukee will stay home to face Cleveland on Friday.

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