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Middleton and Lopez lead the way as Bucks pound Bulls 112-91 without Giannis, Lillard
CHICAGO (AP) Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez each scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 112-91 on Monday without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
Middleton set a season high for the second game in a row after scoring 18 in Saturday’s win over Washington. The three-time All-Star missed the first 21 games following surgery on both ankles.
Middleton and Lopez each made three of Milwaukee’s 18 3-pointers. Gary Trent Jr. nailed four from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points.
Antetokounmpo missed his second consecutive game because of back spasms and his fourth overall this season. Lillard missed his third game in a row - this time because of a non-COVID illness. The eight-time All-Star sat out the previous two with a strained right calf.
Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Chicago. The Bulls made just 10 of 48 3-pointers in losing their second in a row.
Bucks: The Bucks continued to look more like the team they expected than the one that struggled at the start of the season.
Bulls: The Bulls were a bit thin in the backcourt, with Lonzo Ball out with an illness and Josh Giddey missing his third straight game because of a sprained right ankle.
Milwaukee led by 23 in the second quarter and withstood a push by Chicago in the third. The Bulls cut it to 76-68 when Dalen Terry stole a pass and broke for a layup to cap a 10-0 run. But the Bucks answered with 11 straight points, including back-to-back 3s by Trent and a floater by Delon Wright that bumped the lead to 87-68 with just over two minutes remaining in the third.
The Bucks made 11 of 24 3-pointers in the first half, while the Bulls were 6 for 28.
The Bucks host Brooklyn on Thursday, while the Bulls visit Atlanta that night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Nikola Vucevic (Khris Middleton gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Khris Middleton misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:23 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Khris Middleton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:14 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point running layup | 0-2 |
| 10:49 | | Bobby Portis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 0-5 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 3-5 |
| 9:33 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Khris Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (bad pass) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 9:07 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running layup | 5-5 |
| 9:01 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:53 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 5-8 |
| 8:31 | | +3 | Ryan Rollins makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:17 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Ryan Rollins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Khris Middleton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 8-11 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 10-11 |
| 7:13 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 13-11 |
| 6:41 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving dunk (Andre Jackson Jr. assists) | 15-11 |
| 6:12 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-11 |
| 5:58 | | +1 | Brook Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-11 |
| 5:49 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Ryan Rollins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Ryan Rollins assists) | 20-11 |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 20-13 |
| 4:12 | | Brook Lopez misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Talen Horton-Tucker personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (AJ Green assists) | 23-13 |
| 3:45 | | Zach LaVine turnover (lost ball) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 3:41 | | Bobby Portis misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Bobby Portis misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Taurean Prince personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | Jalen Smith misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Delon Wright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:14 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Delon Wright offensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Gary Trent Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Gary Trent Jr. makes two point floating jump shot | 25-13 |
| 1:42 | | Delon Wright shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-14 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-15 |
| 1:28 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (AJ Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | AJ Green makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-15 |
| 1:28 | | +1 | AJ Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-15 |
| 1:28 | | +1 | AJ Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-15 |
| 1:11 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point driving floating jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 28-17 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving hook shot (Delon Wright assists) | 30-17 |
| 0:38 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-17 |
| 0:11 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Taurean Prince turnover (lost ball) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point driving reverse layup (Jalen Smith assists) | 33-19 |
| 11:18 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point driving layup | 35-19 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 35-21 |
| 10:59 | | AJ Green offensive foul (Off the ball) (Dalen Terry draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | AJ Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving layup (Coby White assists) | 35-23 |
| 10:35 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Delon Wright draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | Delon Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:35 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-23 |
| 10:28 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 36-26 |
| 10:16 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (AJ Green assists) | 39-26 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 39-28 |
| 10:08 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-29 |
| 9:57 | | AJ Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Matas Buzelis turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Jump ball. Brook Lopez vs. Jalen Smith (AJ Green gains possession) | ||
| 9:15 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Coby White misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | AJ Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 8:34 | | Khris Middleton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:34 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:17 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point driving layup | 41-29 |
| 7:53 | | Jalen Smith offensive foul (Off the ball) (AJ Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Jalen Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 43-29 |
| 7:25 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals) | ||
| 7:19 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:17 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Delon Wright defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point pullup jump shot | 46-29 |
| 6:42 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Khris Middleton makes three point pullup jump shot | 49-29 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 49-31 |
| 6:08 | | Khris Middleton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Brook Lopez offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Brook Lopez assists) | 52-31 |
| 5:37 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists) | 52-34 |
| 5:29 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:14 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Khris Middleton assists) | 55-34 |
| 5:01 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Ryan Rollins turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 4:47 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Talen Horton-Tucker personal foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||