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Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks

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1-1, 1-1 Away
Final
133 - 122

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

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

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46-96 FG 46-93
48 Field Goal % 49
21-47 3PT 13-40
45 Three Point % 32
20-23 FT 17-25
87 Free Throw % 68
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
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Out May 11
Pete Nance, F Out Apr 12
Gary Harris, G Out Apr 12
Myles Turner, C Out Apr 11
Gary Trent Jr., G Out Apr 11
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Giddey, G Out May 13
Rob Dillingham, G Out Apr 23
Isaac Okoro, F Out Apr 11
Matas Buzelis, F Out Apr 11
Anfernee Simons, G Out Apr 10

Game Information

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

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 60 22 .732 - W3
Cleveland 52 30 .634 8 W1
Milwaukee 32 50 .390 28 L1
Chicago 31 51 .378 29 L2
Indiana 19 63 .232 41 L2
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