Bulls vs. Bucks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Chicago Bulls (1-1) play against the Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) at Fiserv Forum

Game Time: 9:30 PM EDT on Wednesday April 20, 2022

Chicago Bulls 114, Milwaukee Bucks 110 (Final)

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Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“No way in hell I shoot 6-for-25 again.”
41 points | 16-31 FG | 7 reb | 4 ast | 2 blk pic.twitter.com/5oe2vJLbFC – 3:17 AM Charles F. Gardner @cf_gardner
Giannis expressed concern teammate Khris Middleton, who injured his left knee in the third quarter and will have an MRI on Thursday. “It’s tough. I know that feeling. You’re expecting the worst and hope for the best. He knows we are by his side… I’m going to pray for the best.” – 3:11 AM Charles F. Gardner @cf_gardner
On a tough night for the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo did not give the impression that all was lost in his late-night presser. “We’ve got to play free; we’ve got to enjoy it,” he said. “To not make the ball feel heavy; to make the ball feel as light as possible.” – 3:04 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
See you soon, Chicago. pic.twitter.com/x6bKlgm29J – 2:08 AM Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
I always say the playoffs are just a series of small sample sizes — can’t take anything for granted. One day you’re hoisting a trophy, the next day you’re wondering if you’ll need Jordan Nwora to help you get out of the first round. And so it goes! – 2:06 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
“I never let a miss deter me from taking my next jump shot.”
DeMar DeRozan kept his word to lift the Bulls to their first win over the Bucks in Game 2, scoring 41 points in a herculean performance to set his own postseason career high. chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/c… – 2:01 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls win Game 2, DeMar a star, and PWill was right – Giannis is not “God.” Read it all in one click.
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2022/4/2… – 1:59 AM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls are the only lower-seeded team in the East to win a game so far in first round. – 1:54 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
What DeMar DeRozan did Wednesday night was more than delivering on a personal guarantee.
It was a display of his deliberate dedication to his craft.
Column for @NBCSChicago: nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 1:54 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Obviously, the focus is currently on Khris Middleton’s injury, but here is what Mike Budenholzer had to say about Bobby Portis’ injury:
“He’s got a right eye abrasion. We anticipate that he should be fine with some time and that he should be good.” – 1:38 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Two weeks ago some of you wanted Billy fired, Vooch traded, Zach signed and traded, and me sent out of Chicago to cover a different team. It feels like after tonight only the latter exists. – 1:35 AM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Khris Middleton sprained his MCL and will undergo an MRI. A Grade-1 MCL sprain sidelines a player for an average of ∼17 days (or ∼8.5 games) while a Grade-2 MCL sprain sidelines a player for an average of ∼41 days (or ∼21 games), per @Jeff Stotts: basketballnews.com/stories/khris-… – 1:31 AM Kane Pitman @KanePitman
A lot of what hurt the Bucks in Game 1 surfaced in a dreadful first half in Game 2. Now, they find themselves in a major fight with Khris Middleton’s availability up in the air. It had not been a good start to the title defense. pic.twitter.com/hxv6p0sxPj – 1:20 AM Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
The Bulls have a real chance of beating the Bucks if Khris Middleton misses the rest of the series. Dude dropped 40 points in Game 4 of the Finals. So crucial with his scoring and playmaking. Big stretch for Jrue, Giannis has to do even more otherworldly stuff. Bulls have a shot. – 1:19 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis recorded his 31st game with 25+ PTS & 10 REB.
33 PTS | 18 REB | 9 AST | 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/Nqfck4nQnI – 1:17 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
#BullsNation making themselves KNOWN in Milwaukee tonight. Trust us, you were heard. pic.twitter.com/2F4r5iG7Gr – 1:15 AM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Alex Caruso: “We got our spirit back.” pic.twitter.com/iywp0PQzQT – 1:15 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
At @TheAthletic: Bucks’ Khris Middleton suffers MCL injury in loss to Bulls theathletic.com/news/bucks-khr… – 1:12 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Coach Donovan on @Alex Caruso:
“He is a guy that will not shortcut or rest on the court. He will give you everything he has.” pic.twitter.com/fWMiUVKrit – 1:12 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Here is the pool report on the Bobby Portis injury tonight: pic.twitter.com/AFfexRtZML – 1:10 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Consistency is key with Brook.
25 PTS | 6 REB pic.twitter.com/hZIdYbwJeR – 1:10 AM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Alex Caruso on significance to Bulls’ Game 2 win: “Go to Game 3. We gotta win three more times. They gotta win three more times. Lot more games to play.” – 1:05 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Our official watch party at Recess in the West Loop tonight was LIT.
@MichelobUltra | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/V3SKWX75C7 – 1:05 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan grinned when asked why he fulfilled his promise not to repeat his 6-for-25 shooting from Game 1.
Alex Caruso butted in: “He’s good.”
DeMar: “What he said.” – 1:03 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bucks come back from a big deficit but can’t quite finish the job in game two. pic.twitter.com/8exD4IBMtC – 1:03 AM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Beat the Bucks
With Giannis
In Milwaukee
In the playoffs
BAB 👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/2gtI5vqxHA – 12:59 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“Enjoy it. Learn from it. Get back to the same mentality.” pic.twitter.com/if66s81u7L – 12:55 AM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
MCL sprain for Middleton makes sense with the way his leg slipped out from under him. Somewhat similar mechanism to Steph Curry’s in 2016 when he slipped on the Motiejunas wet spot. Let’s hope it’s Grade 1, in which case he might make it back in 2 weeksish. – 12:54 AM Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
This Khris Middleton news is a bummer of an ending for what was an exciting night of NBA playoff basketball. – 12:54 AM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Nikola Vučević on DeMar DeRozan’s playoff career-high 41 points in the Bulls’ Game 2 road win at Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/2THJx4J8pJ – 12:53 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch said he thinks DeMar DeRozan is capable of 41 every night. – 12:51 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis was 1 assist shy of a triple-double tonight.
🎰 @paysbig pic.twitter.com/XDIAHxntwi – 12:50 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Both Billy Donovan and Nikola Vucevic pointed to a meeting the first day after the regular season ended as a good mental exercise to prepare for strong week of practice as play-in games were played. That flipped the script. – 12:49 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“DeMar DeFrozen” with a FORTY PIECE 🥶 pic.twitter.com/rSQG6wp8a7 – 12:48 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
WATCH LIVE: Bulls players speak postgame following Game 2 win: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 12:48 AM Marc Stein @TheSteinLine
Too many injuries in these playoffs already: Sprained MCL for Khris Middleton, Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer says. – 12:47 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Sounds like Middleton could be on the shelf for a bit. Portis and his eye is day-to-day. Defending champs on the ropes! – 12:47 AM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Khris Middleton has an MCL sprain. He’s scheduled for an MRI tomorrow – 12:46 AM Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer tells reporters that Khris Middleton sprained his MCL and will have an MRI on Thursday. – 12:46 AM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
From @ESPNStatsInfo: DeMar DeRozan went 8 for 9 with 16 points with Giannis as his primary defender.
I’ve never seen anyone do anything like that – 12:44 AM Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Bucks forward Khris Middleton has a sprained MCL in his left knee, coach Mike Budenholzer says. – 12:44 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer just told reporters Khris Middleton suffered an MCL sprain tonight.
There will be further evaluation of the injury with an MRI. – 12:44 AM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Khris Middleton has an MCL sprain per Coach Budenholzer – 12:42 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer on Khris Middleton: “What I was just told on exam was an MCL sprain. We’ll get an MRI tomorrow.” – 12:42 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“Three to go.”
@MichelobULTRA | #ULTRAMoment pic.twitter.com/Wylt7SRtbK – 12:40 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
I promise you there is room to admire the aesthetic beauty of DeMar DeRozan’s midrange, old-school approach and still appreciate the value of 3-point shots in the modern game. Doesn’t have to be either/or – 12:38 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
LIVE: Billy Donovan speaks after tonight’s Game 2 win twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 12:38 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls win. We’re headed back to Chicago 1-1. Let’s celebrate. Bulls first playoff win in five seasons ! pic.twitter.com/N8t2NNkOBX – 12:37 AM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Midrange game, Game 2 in Milwaukee
DeMar DeRozan: 10/19 midrange FGs
Bucks: 1/6 midrange FGs – 12:36 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Left it all out there, brought home the dub. pic.twitter.com/3BrOcYA2ek – 12:36 AM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Kind of a bizarre game. Bucks looked almost disinterested for like ~36 minutes. – 12:35 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
So. How we feeling out there Chicago? pic.twitter.com/vmn0hlWRrX – 12:33 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Final Numbers from tonight’s WIN! 📊
DeMar: 41p/7r/4a/1s/2b
Vooch: 24p/13r/2a/1s
Zach: 20p/1r/3a/1s
Pat: 10p/9r/3a/1s/1b
AC: 9p/2r/10a/2s/2b
Coby: 5p/2a
Derrick: 3p/1r
Woo: 2p/5r
Tristan: 3r/1s
Ayo: 2r/1a pic.twitter.com/QYVeJLamAj – 12:33 AM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
DeMar DeRozan scores 41, Bulls sink Bucks in Game 2 nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/21/dem… – 12:33 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls win…Bulls win..Bulls win…114-110. Series tied at 1-1
@Chicago Bulls @670TheScore @Audacy DeRozan with 41-7-4. Williams 10-9reb. Vucevic 24-13. LaVine with 20. Caruso 9pts 10 assists 2 steals-2 blocks. Bulls 49% 48%-3s. 14-15 from the line. 25 assists 13 turnovers – 12:31 AM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
I always wondered whether LeBron or AD would defend Giannis in a hypothetical Lakers-Bucks series the past few years. Turns out it was Caruso. – 12:31 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
#SeeRed #SeeRed #SeeRed
#SeeRed #SeeRed #SeeRed
#SeeRed #SeeRed #SeeRed
#SeeRed – 12:30 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
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Here all night, come hang!
youtube.com/watch?v=ky0NP0… – 12:30 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Game 3 Friday. pic.twitter.com/eTBQNiQcH6 – 12:29 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
You all still want to trade the Vooch and tell him not to shoot? – 12:28 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
SEEING A WHOLE LOTTA RED pic.twitter.com/onoWyi6LJt – 12:28 AM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
BULLS 114, BUCKS 110. pic.twitter.com/I6Ocj17JHk – 12:27 AM Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Max Kellerman should probably stop talking about the NBA after this Bulls win – 12:26 AM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Bulls star DeMar DeRozan’s 41 points makes him the 5th player in Bulls history with a 40-point game in the playoffs and the first since Derrick Rose in 2011. DeRozan has his 4th career 35-point game in the playoffs and his first since 2018. @ESPNStatsInfo pic.twitter.com/VOnuWA46mK – 12:26 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Best game Vooch has played as a Bull. Stellar on both ends. – 12:26 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
COMING BACK TO A CHICAGO 1-1. pic.twitter.com/q6YrpfVUWP – 12:26 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Alex Caruso tonight:
9 PTS
10 AST
2 STL
2 BLK
3 3PT
+17 (team high)
Locked up the Finals MVP. pic.twitter.com/1Qjpo4GiiI – 12:25 AM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
DeMar DeRozan after Game 1: “No way I’ll hell I’ll shoot 6 of 25 again”
DeRozan in Game 2: playoff career-high 41 points on 16 for 31 shooting – 12:25 AM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Final: Bulls 114, Bucks 110
DeRozan: 41 pts (playoff career high)
Vucevic: 24 pts, 13 reb
LaVine: 20 pts
P-Will: 10 pts, 9 reb
Caruso: 9 pts, 10 ast, 2 stl/blk
We’ve got a series, folks. Tied 1-1 going back to Chicago – 12:25 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bulls even the series, beating the #Bucks 114-110 at Fiserv Forum. – 12:25 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls beat the defending champs 114-110 in Milwaukee.
DeRozan scores 41 points in a herculean effort and a career high playoff performance.
And now the Bulls head back to Chicago with plenty of momentum to spare. – 12:25 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Foul here before the buzzer, but it didn’t much matter. Bucks didn’t have enough tonight. And the Bulls grab Game 2.
FINAL: Bulls 114, Bucks 110
1-1 split heading to Chicago for Game 3 on Friday. – 12:25 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls 114, Bucks 110
DeRozan 41 pts (career playoff high), 7 rebs, 4 assists
Vucevic 24 pts, 13 rebs
LaVine 20 pts
Caruso 9 pts, 10 assists (career playoff high)
Giannis 33 pts, 18 rebs, 9 assists
Game 3 is Friday at the United Center. Series tied 1-1. – 12:25 AM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Final: Bulls 114, Bucks 110.
DeMar DeRozan: 41/7/4
Nikola Vučević: 24/13/2
Zach LaVine: 20/1/3
Patrick Williams: 10/9/3
Alex Caruso: 9/2/10
This series is now tied 1-1 going back to Chicago. Game 3 is Friday night. – 12:25 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats the Bulls 15 times in a row.
They have won a game vs Giannis since 2017, after losing 14 straight. pic.twitter.com/NPwb5z89xH – 12:24 AM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
That dancing Bulls fan behind Jrue 😂 – 12:24 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
BULLS WIN GAME 2.
BULLS WIN GAME 2.
BULLS WIN GAME 2.
BULLS WIN GAME 2.
BULLS WIN GAME 2.
BULLS WIN GAME 2. pic.twitter.com/HACP5txxrq – 12:24 AM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
the lakers should have to remove one of their banners for letting caruso walk – 12:23 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
this is what Giannis is seeing tonight with Caruso guarding him pic.twitter.com/OXggAXjeRH – 12:22 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
You can be clutch on defense too.
@NBCSChicago | @Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/VUHqwlaeWP – 12:22 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bucks ball.. 3.7 sec left 114-109 Bulls – 12:22 AM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
It remains absolutely mind boggling that the Lakers decided to let Alex Caruso walk. – 12:21 AM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Love watching Caruso play ball… – 12:21 AM StatMuse @statmuse
Bulls players with 40+ points in a playoff game:
Michael Jordan (38)
Derrick Rose (1)
Ben Gordon (1)
Flynn Robinson (1)
And now, DeMar DeRozan. pic.twitter.com/A4xzJfuR1n – 12:21 AM Sean Highkin @highkin
Is there a drinking game for calling Alex Caruso a #CoachOnTheFloor during the broadcast? Heard it at least three times tonight – 12:20 AM Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The Bulls were something like 1-20 against the top 4 in the East + top 3 in the West. Big W. – 12:20 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Alex Caruso didn’t concede the bucket to Giannis Antetokounmpo and draws yet another charge with 4.9 seconds left in this one.
#Bulls lead the #Bucks 114-109. – 12:20 AM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Caruso has been all over the got damn place – 12:20 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
AC TAKES THE CLUTCH CHARGE! – 12:20 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Caruso man. What a game. – 12:19 AM Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob
Caruso is a winner. – 12:19 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Alex Caruso draws a charge on Giannis and this one is all but over.
114-109 lead for the Bulls with 4.9 seconds to go. – 12:19 AM Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
The Bucks miss PJ Tucker. – 12:19 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
4.9 sec left Bulls up 5. – 12:19 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Fitting capper: Caruso draws Giannis offensive foul. – 12:19 AM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
DEROZAN SUMMITS MT. GIANNIS AT THE DEATH pic.twitter.com/UGRMw0pYHn – 12:19 AM Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
DeMar saw a lane and didn’t care Giannis was right by the rim. Love watching him play. – 12:19 AM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Caruso with a gigantic rebound, followed by a great drive and kick – 12:18 AM Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
was pat connaughton trying to foul demar on that closeout? with chicago in the bonus? – 12:18 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
DeRozan cuts to the rim for the finish with 41 points in 44 minutes. 114-109 Bulls with 18.2 sec left. @Chicago Bulls radio @670TheScore @Audacy – 12:18 AM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Caruso is a monster….he’s underpaid – 12:18 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Pair of huge offensive rebounds for the #Bulls leads to a DeMar DeRozan bucket and a 114-109 lead over the #Bucks with 18.2 seconds left in regulation. – 12:18 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks had their chances for the stop they needed. Forced two misses, but couldn’t secure the rebound on either.
DeRozan eventually finishes over Antetokounmpo. Bulls up, 114-109, with 18.2 seconds left. – 12:18 AM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
DeMar DeServed this playoff moment, even if the Bucks should wake up and win this series in the end – 12:18 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Caruso and Vucevic offensive rebounds on same possession led to DeRozan with dagger driving layup. 41 points for DeRozan. – 12:18 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bulls grab back-to-back offensive boards in the final minute of the game, then DeRozan charges to the rim to score what should be the clinching layup.
Bulls up 114-109 with 18.2 remaining. – 12:17 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DEMAR DEROZAN. pic.twitter.com/zxgvIoOaPt – 12:17 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Brook Lopez muscles in for a layup and the foul. Cuts the lead down to 3 points again with 56.4 seconds left.
Bulls lead 112-109. – 12:16 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks just won’t go away. A couple stops and a Brook Lopez and-one and they somehow have the Bulls’ lead down to 3.
Bulls 112, Bucks 109. 56.4 seconds left. – 12:16 AM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
DeMar DeRozan has a new playoff career high with 39 points – 12:15 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
JRU3!! pic.twitter.com/UdjvsI6qsk – 12:15 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar DeRozan with a new playoff career-high 39 points and counting. pic.twitter.com/NEPdpGiWA3 – 12:15 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan has a new career playoff high. 38 points with a FT to go – 12:14 AM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Giannis really is Evolutionary Dr. J – 12:14 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Big time shot by Vooch. – 12:13 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
PLAYOFF VOOCH. – 12:13 AM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Gus Johnson: “Wes Matthews is EVERYWHERE tonight! It’s like there are two of him out there!”
Jrue Holiday: pic.twitter.com/yjxL5BLw1E – 12:13 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Holiday hits an open 3 to cut it to five. Gets all the way to the rim to cut to 3, misses the layup.
Vucevic 3. Back to eight. – 12:13 AM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
That was an old school LaVine closeout on Holiday, just no idea where he should go and they give up the 3. – 12:13 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
AC FINDS THE PAW.
@NBCSChicago | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/g5sS401hST – 12:12 AM Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Lakers fans watching Alex Caruso right now pic.twitter.com/PHCKEIuIvL – 12:12 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 107-99 with 3:29 left 4th…Bucks ball. – 12:10 AM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
The 30 For 30 about the Lakers letting Caruso walk will be bonkers. AK – 12:10 AM Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42
Every team needs an Alex Caruso
2 big plays down the stretch
Tied a season high with 9 assists tonight – 12:09 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
It appeared the Middleton injury came when he slipped in the paint. He finished with 18 points 5-3s. – 12:08 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Big moments. pic.twitter.com/D0ojiuSkMB – 12:08 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bulls up, 105-97, with 4:20 left. Antetokounmpo at the line when we get restarted with a chance to cut the Bulls’ lead to seven.
We’ll have a UIOLI from Budenholzer in the next 80 seconds. – 12:08 AM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
No Middleton, no Portis. Bulls almost have to win this game – 12:07 AM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach stays pure from the corner!
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/Auv4ZP8WRZ – 12:07 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Khris Middleton-out-left knee soreness. No Middleton. No Portis – 12:07 AM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
DeRozan got tunnel vision on the side PnR. With Vuc popping to the corner he was wide open off the trap for a corner 3. Impossible to bring a 3rd guy over to take him. – 12:06 AM Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
Alex Caruso to Chicago may legitimately be one of the most important and impactful signings of last offseason. – 12:06 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Khris Middleton is out for the rest of the game due to left knee soreness, per the Bucks. – 12:06 AM Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
How many guard defenders are at or on Caruso’s level? – 12:06 AM David Morrow @_DavidMorrow
When the Bulls move the ball well, Alex Caruso is usually involved. – 12:06 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks are now without Middleton and Portis. – 12:06 AM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
What a sequence from Caruso – 12:06 AM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Caruso going down the court after the block on Lopez. pic.twitter.com/dmRCdvWa9a – 12:06 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
What a sequence from Caruso. – 12:05 AM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Alex Caruso is really fucking good – 12:05 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
That’s an incredible defensive sequence from Caruso – 12:05 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Khris Middleton will not return to tonight’s game with left knee soreness. – 12:04 AM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton is out for the rest of the game with left knee soreness for the #Bucks – 12:04 AM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Bucks should win this challenge.
But we have to wait for the random challenge wheel to spin before we get the outcome. – 12:03 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan draws back-to-back fouls, but the Bucks are challenging the second on Jrue Holiday, who insists he cleanly blocked DeRozan on a turnaround jumper. – 12:03 AM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bucks challenging Holiday’s foul on DeRozan. 5:38 left 4th. Bulls 102-94 – 12:03 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
No look pass to Jrue for three!! 👌 pic.twitter.com/KOvPKeVNpw – 12:02 AM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Jrue Holiday was hot after that foul call against DeRozan. Just stared at the Bucks bench and told Budenholzer to challenge it.
After a chance to look at it, they did. – 12:02 AM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Big moment here: Vucevic checking in with 5:50 left and 5 fouls – 12:01 AM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Giannis once again cuts the lead down to single digits.
Bulls lead 102-94 with 5:50 remaining. – 12:01 AM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
JRUESKI!! 👌 pic.twitter.com/Zx86e1QH2l – 11:59 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Splash. pic.twitter.com/Vd9WlDKZFv – 11:58 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Don’t try and match up with Giannis.
📸 @PicknSaveStores Photos of the Night pic.twitter.com/PpuaZ6XL7Z – 11:58 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
On the floor, Jrue Holiday just hit a 3 to cut it to ten, 102-92, with 6:26 left.
That is Holiday’s first bucket since he hit a short jumper with 6:06 left in the third quarter. – 11:58 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Love the feedback from our Bulls radio listeners….what a game ..Bulls up 102-92 with 6:26 left 4th. @Chicago Bulls @670TheScore @Audacy @Chicago Bulls radio network. – 11:57 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
In Game 1, Bulls starters scored 13 points combined in 4th quarter.
Tonight, they have 15 midway through 4th. – 11:56 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Maybe Milwaukee can try doubling DeRozan with Thompson, Williams, and Green all on the floor? – 11:56 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton walked right to the #Bucks locker room. – 11:56 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Bucks’ #NBAPlayoffs kicks for Game 2:
• Jrue in a new GT Cut PE
• Giannis in the Freak 1
• Jevon Carter in mis-matched GT Cuts
• Khris in his Kobe 6 PE pic.twitter.com/JzmkJPgpOg – 11:55 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Middleton is hobbling a little bit after that play. Appeared to slip on the drive, but still found a low bounce pass assist to Lopez.
Stretching it out as Lopez takes the free throw. – 11:53 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton was slow getting up and is limping badly after taking a fall on that last basket by Brook Lopez. – 11:53 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
How did they not call a foul on Allen landing on the back of Patrick Williams before the Caruso 3? – 11:53 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Most physical screens Vooch has thrown all year long. He’s only missed one that I can remember. – 11:52 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan has tied his career playoff high with 37 points – 11:51 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Bucks vs. Bulls: Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis forced out of Game 2 after catching Tristan Thompson elbow to eye
https://t.co/8X4xRZVE6l pic.twitter.com/3vRL9Hla8j – 11:49 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls with 21 assists Caruso with 8 assists 6pts 2 steals. – 11:49 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
What a ballgame….thoughts Bulls Nation? – 11:49 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar’s Quarter.
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/hEAeHhWMvA – 11:48 PM Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux
Milwaukee cut it to a one-possession game late in the third and the Bulls have been excellent ever since. Very impressed. – 11:48 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Bulls eviscerate the Giannis at center lineup to start the 4th. First the Vuc pick and pop 3, then they go back to switching and DDR drains 2 on Giannis, then Vuc posts him up for a bucket. – 11:48 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 96-80…DeRozan with 35 points in 35 minutes. 9:40 left 4th – 11:47 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
So pure. pic.twitter.com/0Ot49EQn9v – 11:47 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Deebo riding all over Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/FZ7HrP5Nn5 – 11:47 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bulls roar into the fourth quarter to take a 96-80 lead. DeRozan fired up and firing on all cylinders with 35 points to lead the closing effort. – 11:47 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And just like that, the Bucks are down 16. They’ve had nothing for DeMar DeRozan tonight.
Bulls up, 96-80, with 9:40 left.
Not sure how the Bucks get back into this one… – 11:47 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls start the fourth on a 9-0 run, open a 96-80 lead with 9:40 remaining. – 11:47 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
DeMar DeRozan catches fire in the Kobe 9 “Fade to Black” 🐍 pic.twitter.com/9PYejwgzQY – 11:47 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Last three Bulls baskets have each been in Giannis’ face. – 11:47 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
DeMar DeRozan showing that regular season wasn’t a fluke tonight. – 11:47 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls lead went from 18 to 3 and now is 16 again. DeRozan has been massive. Vucevic too. – 11:46 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Bulls offense right now is just high PnR *copy/paste* – 11:46 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
BLOCK STAR!! 🚫 pic.twitter.com/4S97e8BJMg – 11:46 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls have stolen this team’s will tonight! Defending champs should be embarrassed. – 11:46 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
DeMar cooking Giannis. Wow – 11:46 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
THE KING OF THE FOURTH HAS ARRIVED. – 11:46 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bulls quickly open the fourth quarter with 7 straight points and the lead is back to 14. #Bucks have turned it over twice, too, in the opening 90 seconds. – 11:45 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Deebo over Giannis on that one. – 11:45 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Vooch hits a 3-pointer to open scoring in the fourth quarter and send the Bulls back up by double digits. Rare celebration from the big man as he jogged back. – 11:44 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Antetokounmpo turnover on the first play of the fourth. Vucevic 3.
Bucks down ten again. – 11:44 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch! – 11:44 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
DeMar DeRozan scored 14 points in the third quarter to help offset Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 12.
The #Bucks trimmed an 18-point deficit down to 87-80 in the final 7:39 of the third. – 11:43 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
We’re in for a fourth-quarter finish. pic.twitter.com/G9t2CQmsj6 – 11:43 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Bucks trying to win while playing single digit competent minutes. Kinda respect it to be honest. – 11:43 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Let’s finish strong.
DeMar DeRozan: 31 points (12-21 FG)
Nikola Vucevic/Zach LaVine: 16 pts each pic.twitter.com/7wwgns4WKG – 11:43 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 87-80 after 3. DeRozan with 30. Giannis 26-13-5- ( 10-16 FTS) @670TheScore @Audacy @Chicago Bulls radio network – 11:42 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bucks went on 15-2 run between 3:42 and 1:11 mark of Q3 to cut Bulls’ lead to 81-77. Giannis took over at both ends. Middleton 4-point play. Momentum was cresting
But Bulls responded in last 71 seconds to take 87-80 lead into fourth. Likely headed for another exciting finish – 11:42 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Man, not a bad job salvaging the very end of that quarter for the Bulls. That was borderline disastrous. – 11:42 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
One more quarter to play in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/aTqi6nq4a4 – 11:42 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan palms a final shot attempt by Giannis to close the third quarter.
The Bucks ended the third on a 17-6 run, cutting the lead as close as three points.
Bulls still holding onto an 87-80 lead heading into the fourth. – 11:41 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Bucks can turn into a one-man team at times, but it’s a very good one man. Giannis has 26 & 13, and a 15-2 run has Bucks within 87-80 after 3Qs.
DeRozan up to 31 pts on 12-of-21 shooting – 11:41 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Middleton and Antetokounmpo almost played every second of the third quarter and they scored 25 of the 28 points for the Bucks in the period.
Middleton had 13. Antetokounmpo had 12.
Bucks cut it down to 3, but it’s back up to seven. Bulls up, 87-80, heading to the fourth quarter – 11:41 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Deebo with 31 points through three quarters. pic.twitter.com/bwT5muHWCK – 11:41 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Alex Caruso has a playoff-career-high 8 assists – 11:40 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
The Bucks have committed some awful fouls on DeRozan towards the end of quarters tonight – 11:40 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton picks up his fourth foul with 2.6 seconds left in the third quarter. – 11:40 PM Micah Adams @MicahAdams13
Giannis is unreal.
The defensive impact and his ability to immediately turn that into points on the other end is unrivaled.
He’s the best at doing it since Miami Heat LeBron. – 11:39 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Caruso saw that two passes before it came to him. Playing chess. – 11:39 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
This stretch by Giannis >>> – 11:37 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
They tried the Vuc postup on Giannis and he knocks it away. Had success with it in Game 1. – 11:37 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Giannis just getting calls for no other reason than just being Giannis last few possessions. – 11:37 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
SIGNATURE KHASH!! 💸 pic.twitter.com/yHZm7xaxb2 – 11:37 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Khris Middleton completes a four-point play after drawing a foul on Vooch and the Bucks are now within four points.
14-2 run to close the gap and the quarter. – 11:36 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
This Bulls team is too mentally tough to blow this … pic.twitter.com/P2svAiOxUv – 11:36 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Middleton 4-point play. Bucks on 14-2 run. – 11:36 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
GET OUTTA HERE!! pic.twitter.com/vQGTtswKy9 – 11:35 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bucks on a 13-2 run…Milwaukee within 5 with 90sec left 3rd – 11:35 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Yet another game where Giannis Antetokounmpo decided his team wasn’t going to go out like that — and the #Bucks trail 81-76 with 1:30 to go in the third quarter. – 11:34 PM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
The Bucks are trying to put Giannis on Vucevic to better guard that pick-and-pop and let Brook Lopez bring help low on Patrick Williams. The thinking there is that Williams is so low usage that he won’t hurt Lopez.
Instead, Williams is punishing Lopez. pic.twitter.com/5BgisU1blv – 11:34 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Middleton with a chance at a four-point play after a couple buckets and blocks from Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have cut it down to four.
Bulls up, 81-76, with 1:30 left in the third quarter. – 11:34 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Back-to-back blocks for Giannis Antetokounmpo now means he is the #Bucks all-time leader for playoff blocked shots, surpassing Alton Lister.
He broke Lister’s career record, too, this season. – 11:33 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Giannis smacks away a DeRozan layup after cutting the lead down to eight points. Momentum change is palpable in Fiserv Forum. – 11:33 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch plus-12 tonight. Best of the starters. – 11:32 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Welcome back to Connaughton’s Corner!! 👌 pic.twitter.com/XpCLGYlP7a – 11:32 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Small ball did not work for #Bulls during that sequence. Vucevic headed back in as lead dips into single digits for first time in 2ndH – 11:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Giannis has feasted on switches against this Bulls’ small lineup. Vucevic set to check back in. – 11:31 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Billy says, “Give me the Vooch!”
Vooch back in – 11:31 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar from DEEP over Giannis!
@NBCSChicago | @DeMar DeRozan pic.twitter.com/6dwVFJv9YC – 11:31 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Giannis gets the free throw rebound and one-handed stuff to cut the Bulls lead down to 81-71 with just over 2 minutes left in the third quarter.
Big moments coming up for the Bulls. – 11:31 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
With Vuc only on 24 mins, I’d try to get him out there as much as possible so the Bucks feel compelled to play one of their centers since they don’t want Giannis guarding him. – 11:30 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Bucks have 12 TOs and are shooting 41% from 2. Can’t blame the 3-point shooting as they’re 10-23. – 11:28 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks going small out of the timeout.
Antetokounmpo switches onto DeRozan. DeRozan hits a jumper over Antetokounmpo. – 11:27 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bucks defense has been way too soft against a Bulls team that already doesn’t turn the ball over. Bulls are just going to keep getting the shots they want, comfortably.
And all of DeRozan, LaVine, Vucevic are 50% or better from field with 16 minutes left to play. – 11:25 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Middleton is 3-for-3 from deep in the third quarter, but Lopez is 0-for-3 after a hot first half. Bucks not putting together enough stops and good offensive possessions to make a dent.
Bulls up, 77-63, with 4:05 left in the third quarter. – 11:24 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks make a small dent in what was a 18-point #Bulls lead.
They still trail the #Bulls 77-63. – 11:24 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Patrick Williams with 8pts 9 reb. 2 assists 1 steal 1 block. Bulls 77-63 4:05 left 3rd – 11:24 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Chicago just taking its sweet-ass time on every possession and getting whatever it wants. – 11:23 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Patrick Williams up to 8 points (4-6 FG) and 9 rebounds at 4:05 mark of third quarter after posting 5 pts (3 FGA) and 3 reb in Game 1
He’s all over the glass and has driven closeouts decisively. Exactly what Bulls need from him – 11:23 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Aggressive take by Pat into the heart of the defense!
@NBCSChicago | @Patrick Williams pic.twitter.com/g5jiglze7Q – 11:23 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan has 9 FGs so his guarantee that he wouldn’t go 6-for-25 again is accurate. – 11:22 PM Haralabos Voulgaris @haralabob
Caruso has Middleton in Jail. – 11:22 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Khris Middleton getting into a groove from 3-point range right now. Bucks inching closer to a single-digit deficit, but the Bulls have done well to stave off a third quarter run. – 11:21 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis coming through!! pic.twitter.com/WVvUf7MKGu – 11:21 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Patrick Williams really took the note to up his aggression in Game 2.
3-for-5 from the field, 9 rebounds, a steal and a block. Big game from a young guy with very little time to prep this season. – 11:20 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
There you go, PWill! – 11:19 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks had to work so hard just to get that Middleton three. Great closeouts by Vooch and Zach. – 11:19 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton has attempted just four shots.
Jrue Holiday is 3-for-9.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is 5-for-11.
The bench is 1-for-6 and Bobby Portis hasn’t played since the first quarter.
The #Bucks have just 53 points with 7:50 to go in the third quarter. – 11:16 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Thoughts Bulls Nation? Where are you listening to @Chicago Bulls ball? We will get you a shout out ! Love your tweets. @670TheScore – 11:15 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Patrick Williams with 9 rebounds is a huge plus for #Bulls. He’s joining the battle every time. Bulls lead 69-53 mid-3rd – 11:15 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Patrick Williams is doing a great job rebounding tonight. He’s matched Giannis Antetokounmpo with a game-high nine with 7:50 left in the third quarter. – 11:15 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Just not a good night for Jrue Holiday. Middleton just found him on a slip and he missed the bunny down low.
Holiday has been forcing the drive a little bit here too in the first few minutes of the second half.
Bulls up, 69-53, with 7:50 left in the third quarter. – 11:15 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks aren’t even going after 50-50 balls … this is a wrap! – 11:14 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
VOOCH with a lesson in Footwork 101!
@Nikola Vucevic | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/XlBpWBssSH – 11:13 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks have…
missed 7 free throws
turned it over 12 times
They trail the #Bulls by 14. – 11:11 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bobby Portis
Right eye abrasion – out – 11:10 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Both Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo have picked up offensive fouls in the first 90 seconds of the first half.
Wesley Matthews missed two free throws as well. – 11:10 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls bench players up and into this game on every possession. pic.twitter.com/AMLOhoCBAH – 11:09 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bobby Portis will NOT return to tonight’s game with a right eye abrasion. – 11:09 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Bobby Portis is OUT for the remainder of the game with a right eye abrasion.
#Bucks lose a big piece to their team for the second half vs. the #Bulls – 11:09 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks say Bobby Portis will not return to tonight’s game with a right eye abrasion – 11:09 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Bobby Portis is out for the rest of the game with a right eye abrasion, per the Bucks. – 11:09 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Per Bucks PR, Bobby Portis is OUT with a right eye abrasion. – 11:08 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Annnnddd the #Bucks open the second half with an offensive foul.
Khris Middleton picks up his third. – 11:08 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
I’m already writing my Bulls-Celtics preview for Round 2 … Boston in six. – 11:07 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls recorded 7-count em 7 steals in the first half. @Alex Caruso with 2. Bucks with 10 turnovers-3 in the first 60+ seconds of the game. – 11:06 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls forced 31 Milwaukee turnovers in first 6 quarters of this series. 10 in that first half has Bulls dominating the possession battle (lead 45-36 in FGA) and pushing pace for easy O despite Bucks’ shooting normalizing a bit. So impressive what they’ve done defensively so far – 11:06 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Locking in for the 2nd half. pic.twitter.com/gDHIwhfVkH – 11:04 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks big man Bobby Portis tried to give it a go with warmups but he is headed back to the locker room. It was a very short attempt at it. He is not happy. – 11:04 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
The watch party at Recess was LIT In the first half. Great vibes. #BullsNation really is the best. pic.twitter.com/QOt7Jvgif3 – 11:00 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
76ers down 17 with 9:30 left in 2nd quarter
Celtics down 17 with 1:45 left in 2nd quarter
Both teams won.
Strongly advise Bulls not to max their lead out at 17 points. It’s 420 and leads are getting smoked tonight… – 10:56 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
I’m going to go ahead and say it: Bulls too focused to give this one away tonight. Don’t trust Bud enough to make adjustments in next 12 min. We’ve got a series. Will go back to UC tied 1-1. Print it! – 10:54 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
If the Bulls pull this off, the United Center will be rocking for Game 3 – 10:54 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
DeMar DeRozan went 5-for-5 from the free throw line in the first half…I’m sure the #Bucks have some issues with some of those calls. – 10:54 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Halftime. Bulls 63-49. DeRozan with 17. LaVine -14. Vucevic: 12pts 5 reb. Williams 4-5-2-1 steal and 1 block.
Giannis 14–7-3. Bulls with 34-2nd quarter points. Vooch is featured on @670TheScore and @Chicago Bulls radio network. Bucks 10-1st half turnovers. 13 Bulls points. – 10:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
This lead could be even larger for the Bulls if Brook Lopez and Wesley Matthews weren’t 6-for-7 from 3-point range.
If the Bulls maintain this pressure and the Bucks cool off from three, they could walk out of Milwaukee with a win. – 10:53 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Gotta stay greedy.
DeMar DeRozan: 17 pts (6-12 FG)
Zach LaVine: 14 pts (5-10 FG) pic.twitter.com/9xL16cPMqo – 10:53 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Regroup at the break. pic.twitter.com/v8YL8qkg17 – 10:52 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks scored just 11 points in the second quarter. It’s the third time in six quarters they failed to score 20. – 10:52 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
THE PAW with the weakside block!
@NBCSChicago | @Patrick Williams pic.twitter.com/dEHRQ82DNM – 10:52 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Massive half for the Bulls, who enter the locker room with a 63-49 lead.
DeRozan: 17 pts
LaVine: 14 pts
Vooch: 12 pts, 5 rebounds
Caruso: 6 pts, 6 assists, 2 steals – 10:52 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls haven’t been this far ahead of the Bucks in a long time, lead 63-49 at half. Bulls went 8-for-14 from 3; DeRozan has 17, LaVine 14, Vucevic 12.
Bucks on pace to have 20 turnovers for second straight game. – 10:52 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
That was some half of basketball. pic.twitter.com/uxsKCKXvLk – 10:51 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls’ ‘Big 3’ at the half:
DeMar DeRozan: 17 points, 6-12 FG, 5-5 FT
Zach LaVine: 14 points, 5-10 FG, 2-3 3P
Nikola Vucevic: 12 points, 5-7 FG, 2-3 3P – 10:51 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
An ugly first half of offensive basketball for the #Bucks. They trail the #Bulls 63-49. – 10:50 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls 63, Bucks 49 at half
DeRozan 17 pts
LaVine 14 pts
Vucevic 12 pts, 5 rebs
Caruso 6 pts, 6 assists
Bulls 13 pts off 10 Bucks TOs
51.1% FG
Giannis 14 pts, 6 rebs – 10:50 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Bulls 63, Bucks 49 – 10:50 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Jrue Holiday picks up his third foul. He was attempting to swat the ball off Zach LaVine, who did a good job lowering his head and powering through Holiday’s arms to draw the foul. – 10:48 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
ISO AC FROM THREE.
@NBCSChicago | @Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/iTDgPnhEW0 – 10:47 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton have eight of the #Bucks 10 turnovers thus far. – 10:47 PM Sean Highkin @highkin
The Bulls might be approaching being back. Still monitoring the situation. – 10:45 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And that Caruso triple gives the Bulls a 14-point lead. – 10:45 PM StatMuse @statmuse
The new playoff points leader in Bucks history.
Giannis Antetokounmpo. pic.twitter.com/wLsBtJhtoC – 10:44 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Another bucket for the history books. pic.twitter.com/2yQ1Dsgnsc – 10:43 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
AC – officially a better playoff passer than Aaron Rodgers pic.twitter.com/QYZtwlhFAL – 10:42 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 51-45 3:23 left 2nd. LaVine and Vooch each with 12. DeRozan with 10. Lopez with 13. Giannis: 12-6-3 – 10:41 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Khris Middleton is broken so far this series … – 10:41 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
It’s hard to comprehend just how bad this first half would be without Wesley Matthews and Brook Lopez hitting a combined 6-of-7 from 3.
Holiday is 2-of-5 from the field with 3 TOs.
Middleton is 1-of-2 from the field with 3 TOs.
Bulls up, 51-45, with 3:23 left in the first half. – 10:41 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach starting to get that jumper cooking 👀 pic.twitter.com/6wKnoyLXCR – 10:40 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Nine points off eight #Bucks turnovers for the #Bulls, who lead 51-45.
That’s now 29 turnovers in less than six quarters of play for Milwaukee. – 10:40 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch killing people tonight … – 10:38 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Vuc came to play tonight. pic.twitter.com/HoTMbFTk0T – 10:35 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Huge performance from Vooch so far: 4-5 from the field, 2-2 from 3-point range, 4 rebounds.
Affecting the game around the rim and hustling for every rebound in his zone. – 10:35 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
The bucket that made Giannis the leading scorer in Bucks playoff history. pic.twitter.com/x660wS6zzY – 10:34 PM Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Continuing to follow the 2019 Raptors-Bucks series script, Game 3 is heading to OT. – 10:33 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 41-39 with 6:48 left 2nd. Vooch 7pts 4 reb. DeRozan with 8. LaVine with 9. Giannis and Lopez each with 11. – 10:31 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
I know Bulls fans like to cry about officiating, but at least through the first six quarters of this series, Bulls getting a majority of the questionable calls. – 10:31 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis has passed @Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the Bucks’ All-Time Playoff Scoring Leader.
🍾 @MoetUSA pic.twitter.com/85eVXG4TNB – 10:31 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bulls up, 41-39, with 6:48 left in the first half.
Antetokounmpo and Lopez leading the way for the Bucks with 11 points a piece. – 10:30 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
WHAT A PASS by AC!
@NBCSChicago | @Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/qHZbTBIuEG – 10:29 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo is now the all-time leading playoff scorer for Milwaukee, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Abdul-Jabbar’s last postseason points for the #Bucks came in Game 7 of the classic 1974 NBA Finals.
jsonline.com/story/sports/n… – 10:29 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton has three turnovers thus far, after seven in Game 1. – 10:28 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Middleton forgot how to pass so far this series. – 10:27 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls are pushing much more aggressively in transition tonight. Just surpassed their total transition points from Game 1 with nearly 9 minutes left in the first half. – 10:27 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Spin cycle. 😵‍💫 pic.twitter.com/aHiBFq0flt – 10:26 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch coming back in … lineup is too small. – 10:25 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Bobby Portis has returned to the #Bucks bench. – 10:23 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine is an elite finisher. He is getting to rim this game but hasn’t converted two in close. Has to get used to greater physicality. Seen him finish through contact many times during regular season. Needs to do that consistently in this series. – 10:22 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
McHenry’s Robert Tonyan is here pretending he’s a Bucks fan. Not sitting next to Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb, though. #Bulls – 10:20 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Replay showed that Bobby Portis got an elbow in the face. He was bleeding.
No foul was called, nor a review given. – 10:19 PM Lori Nickel @LoriNickel
I *think* BP @Bobby Portis got this when Bulls C Tristan Thompson went up for a rebound with him — but Thompson’s left arm went flailing out.
Just a minute earlier, Thompson was complaining to the refs, asking the to watch the Bucks for pushing and shoving pic.twitter.com/UIf7TL8Jky – 10:19 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
After 1. Bulls 29-28. DeRozan with 8. Bulls 5-8-3s. Giannis 6-4-3. What a quarter! @670TheScore – 10:18 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Fighting for every possession. pic.twitter.com/Ce1QOl3dDA – 10:18 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Up 1 after 1.
DeMar DeRozan: 8 pts, 2 ast, 1 stl
Nikola Vucevic: 5 points pic.twitter.com/ymmoxn7bZT – 10:18 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bulls take a 29-28 lead out of the first quarter. Important tone change in the start — the Bulls can’t afford to dig themselves out of games.
Both teams shooting 50% in an expected improvement from Game 1. – 10:18 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Bulls lead, 29-28. Antetokounmpo and Matthews both have six points a piece.
Advanced Stats
OffRtg: 116.7
DefRtg: 120.8
Net Rtg: -4.1
ORB%: 30.0%
DRB%: 90.0% – 10:18 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
End of the first quarter – Bulls 29-Bucks 28. Lots of intensity, Portis changing nickname from Crazy Eyes to Bloody Eye, great defense on Giannis … ding, ding … Round 2! – 10:17 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Offense is back. Both teams shooting 50%, #Bulls ended up making more 3-pointers and lead Bucks 29-28 after one.
DeRozan making good on his guarantee so far, shooting 3-fpr-6 for 8 pts – 10:17 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bulls 29, #Bucks 28 after one at Fiserv Forum.
Chicago made 5 of its 8 threes.
Milwaukee shot 50% from the floor overall. – 10:17 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls lead Bucks 29-28 after one. Both teams shot much better than Game 1 — Bulls 50% and 5-8 from 3, Bucks 50% and 4-9 from 3. But Bulls have turned Milwaukee over 5 times (7 points off) – 10:17 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
If Bobby Portis comes back out in goggles he’s the 🐐 – 10:16 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Derrick Jones Jr. from the corner pocket 💦
@NBCSChicago | @Derrick Jones Jr. pic.twitter.com/O4HYcOfreb – 10:15 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bobby Portis is down after that play. Looked like he took a shot to the face, but he’s back up and Khris Middleton forced a turnover down a man. – 10:14 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls commit a TO on a 5-on-4 halfcourt situation. – 10:14 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Bobby Portis hit the deck oddly under the #Bucks basket and kind of laid there for a few beats before getting up. – 10:14 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Good luck stopping the Greek Freak. pic.twitter.com/0ic7XSnjHa – 10:14 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The #Bulls have 7 of their 26 points off 5 #Bucks turnovers. – 10:13 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bench Mob hitting the glass hard tonight. Grayson Allen keeps that one alive, Portis grabs it and gets fouled on a dunk attempt.
And a BOBBY! chant breaks out at Fiserv Forum. – 10:12 PM Stephen Noh @StephNoh
If the Bucks are willing to switch Middleton onto DeRozan, that is going to be huge. DeRozan has struggled badly against Wes Matthews and Jrue Holiday. He got downhill much more easily against Middleton. pic.twitter.com/Gk7wh5VaWK – 10:12 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Battling among the trees. pic.twitter.com/A3NP9tP6w2 – 10:11 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls’ first turnover comes with 2:46 left in the first quarter. – 10:11 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis with the dime to Brook. pic.twitter.com/LigKlWcRbY – 10:10 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Derrick Jones Jr. remains in rotation – 10:09 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Chicago’s worst nightmare – Aaron Rodgers clapping for a Grayson Allen jumper at a game that Cowley is covering? – 10:08 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
That Patrick Williams drive and kick to Caruso for an open 3 is an example of Williams not needing to take shots to be aggressive. – 10:07 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Wesley Matthews has passed HOFer Toni Kukoč for No. 18 on the #Bucks all-time playoffs three-pointers list. – 10:06 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Giannis on that play … pic.twitter.com/3UfJegK8EY – 10:06 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis on his worst behavior. 😤 pic.twitter.com/NPn8gqiAIi – 10:04 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
We are on @670TheScore for the entire game @Audacy @Chicago Bulls radio network 16-16. Vooch 5pts DeRozan and Williams each with 4. Bulls 53% – 10:04 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Figured we’d see better shooting from Bucks tonight and they’re 4-for-6 from 3. But those 4 early Milwaukee turnovers are the #Bulls‘ formula for staying in it, tied 16-16 at first time out – 10:03 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Once the #Bucks stopped throwing it away they haven’t really missed – they’ve hit six of their first nine shots (4 threes) to erase the early 9-0 deficit. – 10:03 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks doing what they do best to get back into it … You build the Giannis Wall, he finds the three. – 10:02 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bucks have made 4 of first 6 3-pointers after shooting 10-for-38 last game – 10:02 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bucks start this one 4-for-6 from 3-point range.
Their spotty shooting was a huge relief for the Bulls in Game 1; a hot streak from long range doesn’t bode well. – 10:02 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
SPLASH MOUNTAIN!! pic.twitter.com/4pHUtk8KbL – 10:02 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Tristan Thompson in earlier than Game 1 and first Bull off bench. – 10:01 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo has three assists now and the #Bucks and #Bulls are even up at 16 with 5:55 left in the first quarter. – 10:01 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach LaVine target practice 🎯
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/jba8MbC54B – 10:01 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Khris cashes one in to get us going!! pic.twitter.com/dJbQ9AyQy3 – 10:00 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Improved start tonight for Patrick Williams, who has already matched his FGA’s from Game 1 with 2-for-3 shooting in the first quarter. – 9:59 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Through two minutes, the Bucks are on pace for 192 turnovers tonight. – 9:58 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Fourth turnover by the Bucks. Full throttle start on defensive pressure from the Bulls, but Milwaukee’s guards are also making some really iffy passes. – 9:57 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Foot on the gas pedal pic.twitter.com/WIZcWRmWZO – 9:56 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Late game Bulls! 👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/JstTKAd6oC – 9:56 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar and Pat starting us off! 💨
@NBCSChicago | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/ynwUNMhcDW – 9:56 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Bucks started the game on a 9-0 run in Game 1
Bulls started the game on a 9-0 run in Game 2 – 9:54 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bulls look like they’ve decided that five straight losses to Bucks might be enough – 9:54 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls 9-0. Bucks 3 turnovers. Vooch with 5 points – 9:54 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Okay, Bulls. Showing some early gumption. Then again, so did Brooklyn and we saw how that ended – 9:54 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Total reversal from Game 1 as #Bulls start with a 9-0 lead. Bulls fans are getting loud early in Fiserv – 9:54 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Tonight it’s the Bucks forced to take a frustration timeout after going down 9-0 in the opening two minutes. – 9:53 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bucks turned ball over on each of first three possessions, then missed long jumpers on the next two
Bulls ahead 9-0 on strength of fastbreak DeRozan/Williams buckets and 5 points from Nikola Vucevic. Great start – 9:53 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
9-0 start the right way around this time 😤 – 9:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bulls start the game with three excellent defensive plays, forcing a pair of turnovers and two transition baskets.
In less than a minute, the Bulls are already close to scoring more transition points tonight (4 pts in transition) than in all of Game 1 (5 pts). – 9:53 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls start Game 2 on a 9-0 run. – 9:53 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
A reversal from Game 1 as the #Bulls jump out 9-0 on the #Bucks in the opening two minutes. Milwaukee turned it over three times. – 9:53 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Couldn’t get a better defensive start. 9-0, Bulls. Timeout, Bucks.
Bucks opened Game 1 with 9-0 run – 9:53 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Turnover from Middleton on the first possession. Turnover from Antetokounmpo on the second possession.
Turnover from Middleton on the third possession.
Not an ideal start for the Bucks. – 9:52 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/u1sf2fWaFl – 9:52 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks-Bulls. Game 2. pic.twitter.com/MMZYhaoojg – 9:49 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
We are live on ⁦@WBBMNewsradio⁩ ⁦@Chicago Bulls⁩ Let’s get this Bulls Nation. pic.twitter.com/gbGPvCcjmg – 9:48 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
“Be greedy!” 🍽 pic.twitter.com/NpFpOt8W8G – 9:47 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
About that time for a late one in Milwaukee! pic.twitter.com/7OD6hFP6PG – 9:46 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
It’s time for Bucks Basketball!! pic.twitter.com/pYMLCDBwGU – 9:45 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Pat’s ready. pic.twitter.com/ajhGgQb40H – 9:44 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bobby Portis can walk away from a bad player option and be a FA this summer … just saying. – 9:43 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Since the Nets scored a billion points on Milwaukee in game 2 of that series last year…
They’re 1-6 in the playoffs – 9:42 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Compete together. 😤 pic.twitter.com/CZ8uNo1IN4 – 9:42 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Aaron Rodgers is courtside for Bulls-Bucks. – 9:40 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar DeRozan in the “Fade To Black” Kobe 9s.
@DeMar DeRozan | #BullsKicks pic.twitter.com/q1udQQXF6c – 9:37 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Jrue making dreams come true. pic.twitter.com/owRufaeqVk – 9:34 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
👀🔴 – 9:30 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Getting close to Game 2. #Bulls pic.twitter.com/mJ61rjhnbn – 9:27 PM Adam Himmelsbach @AdamHimmelsbach
As @Jay King said to me earlier, God bless the Celtics for being fine setting up this matchup, because this series is a lot more fun than a Bulls or Raps would’ve been lol – 9:24 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bobby tallied the first double-double of his playoff career in Game 1 with 10 points & 12 rebounds. pic.twitter.com/YFOHFrC2fo – 9:20 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Flight 8 getting warm. pic.twitter.com/ZDTqd12FY9 – 9:19 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Game 2 starters in Milwaukee.
@Calamos | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/ymOScCCPQQ – 9:08 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Our same 5 tonight:
🏁 @Audi pic.twitter.com/vYgV3SaN64 – 9:06 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bill and I are in section 110. Lower bowl across from the Bulls bench. Say hello. Bulls Nation ! ⁦@Chicago Bulls⁩ pic.twitter.com/rIAj6sdYsp – 8:55 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Ready for business.
@betwayusa | #GetItLocked pic.twitter.com/c7KRftEhxL – 8:52 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Sunday was the ninth time Giannis posted 25+ points and 15+ rebounds in the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/5CMSQkKxLE – 8:51 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
White out conditions. pic.twitter.com/yjgl85ynAv – 8:37 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
The Bucks took Game 1 Sunday 93-86 and held the Bulls to just 32.3% shooting.
🔄 @betwayusa Game Rewind. pic.twitter.com/C7tLY5NeEP – 8:24 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Black attire again for Game 2. pic.twitter.com/IkwG0ddTuD – 8:21 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Neutral tones.
📸 @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/vgpycjnsA8 – 8:10 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks center Serge Ibaka gets some pregame work in. pic.twitter.com/tWXC1BlcAC – 8:04 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Hoodie boys. pic.twitter.com/RV9qQ9yAIJ – 8:03 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Already locked in.
📸 @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/B0p6p0hh5C – 7:53 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
After being optimistic about George Hill’s availability for this series, #Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said George Hill’s abdominal strain will keep him out for at least a few more days. – 7:52 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Covered lot of big Chicago sporting events alongside ⁦@DRoan⁩, who is retiring next month. Just in case this is last one—-or close—-wanted to take advantage and snag this for posterity.
You’re gonna hear a lot of nice things over coming weeks about Dan. They’re all true. pic.twitter.com/hXuiGcbGNv – 7:46 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bucket hat Ibaka.
📸 @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/KGPYgrKwIF – 7:39 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Always a pleasure reconnecting with an iconic , legendary Chicago sports TV anchor ⁦@danroan⁩….Dan, ⁦@mark_giangreco⁩ Johnny Morris, Jim Rose Tim Weigel , Chet Coppock were day in day out bigger than life in our city for decades. Local TV sports was must watch. pic.twitter.com/d2wPzCYABP – 6:58 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls preview ⁦@Chicago Bulls⁩ ⁦@WBBMNewsradio⁩ ⁦@670TheScore⁩ 8:15 pre pic.twitter.com/WEM8EhOh4I – 6:51 PM Ray Ratto @RattoIndy
I remain convinced that Paul Meyer will file a gamer, sidebar and notebook from Milwaukee today even though he has just passed. Go well, lad. – 6:49 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
We have some digital copies of @NBA2K to give away 👀
Reply with a random Bulls-related picture for a chance to win one! (And mention if you’d like PlayStation or Xbox) – 6:40 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
The friendship DeMar DeRozan has with Jrue Holiday is a long one, but the goal remains the same – beat him. To do that in this series, DeRozan knows Holiday’s defensive intensity has to be matched. Plus, a Lonzo Ball update, and it’s not great.
Read it:
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Pregame the Game with tonight’s cocktail of the game: Watermelon Ranch Water.
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FULL RECAP pic.twitter.com/GYKiAHdJ75 – 5:55 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
4 hours before tip! @bulls ⁦@Milwaukee Bucks⁩ ⁦@WBBMNewsradio⁩ ⁦@670TheScore⁩ 8:15 pre. Living the dream! pic.twitter.com/FJuN1R9bsh – 5:34 PM Indiana Pacers @Pacers
“The NBA is something I dreamed about, just going against those top guys. Kyrie, LeBron, Giannis, KD, getting respect from those guys means a lot to me.”
@Chris Duarte spoke with Pat Boylan about his rookie season, representing the Dominican Republic & more
#PacersReview2022 pic.twitter.com/fkTlmUKfjN – 5:31 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Will the Bucks score more or less than 65 points by halftime?
📊 @betwayusa pic.twitter.com/J2YiaaA2z2 – 5:25 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
This appears to be a photo of DeRozan vs Holiday in high school, from raptors republic #Bulls pic.twitter.com/069gk82QY4 – 4:56 PM Wayne Cole @waynec0le
I had the opportunity to speak with @Nae_2smoove; (a defensive-minded guard willing to do whatever to help the team). We talked about many subjects, even off-camera, her growing up in Chicago, currently getting her master’s, and being a role model for young girls. | #wnbatwitter pic.twitter.com/ZI69psKL1B – 4:44 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Patrick Williams on guarding Giannis: “First of all, don’t be scared. I feel like a lot of people in this league are scared or nervous to guard guys like that.
“But he puts his pants on the same way I do. Just knowing he is good, but he’s not God.” #Bulls – 4:21 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Anxiously awaiting tipoff. pic.twitter.com/uvnvwDB8YA – 4:18 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
A few more hours #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/vk22VTZygR – 4:17 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
DeRozan was talking old times today, so I asked about Tim Floyd’s recruiting pitch to go to USC: “I’m pretty sure it had to do something with a lot of cuss words. He sold me on staying home and playing. So it worked. But I’m pretty sure it had a lot of cuss words in it.” #Bulls – 4:15 PM