Bulls-Bucks Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Feb 25 2011 2:03PM

The Chicago Bulls stayed put at the trading deadline, feeling confident in their current roster. Their upcoming road trip could show whether that was a wise decision.

Chicago opens a five-game trip Saturday night, trying to avoid a third straight loss at the Bradley Center to the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bulls (39-17) have won five of six and gone 14-4 since Jan. 14 to stay within reach of Boston and Miami for the Eastern Conference lead.

Chicago's comfort with team chemistry may be a big reason why it did not make any moves before the trading deadline passed Thursday.

Hours after staying quiet, the Bulls made a statement by defeating the Heat 93-89. Derrick Rose scored 26 points and Luol Deng finished with 20, hitting a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left.

"It just lets people know that we can compete with some of the best teams in the NBA," said Rose, who scored 12 points in the third quarter and 16 in the second half.

Neither team shot particularly well, but the Bulls outrebounded the Heat 53-39 and held them to 40.5 percent shooting, one night after giving up 118 points in a loss at Toronto.

Joakim Noah helped on the boards. Playing his second game back after missing 30 because of thumb surgery, Noah finished with seven points and eight rebounds, doing much of his damage defensively against Chris Bosh, who missed 17 of 18 shots.

With Noah back to give Chicago a healthy roster and the chance to improve an already solid defense, the team feels it has the pieces to compete with the Celtics and Heat.

"We like our team," general manager Gar Forman told the Bulls' official website before Thursday's victory. "We've got a very good basketball team. We want to be smart with the moves we make."

Saturday opens a critical road trip for Chicago, which will continue on to Washington, Atlanta, Orlando and Miami. It has lost its last two trips to Milwaukee by a combined five points.

The Bulls, who are 11-0 against Central Division opponents, won both games against the Bucks this season at home, including a 92-83 victory Jan. 24.

Milwaukee (22-35) is also opening an important stretch with its next four games coming at home. The Bucks are in 10th place in the East, chasing Indiana and Charlotte for the final playoff spot.

They'll look to bounce back from a 114-108 loss at New York on Wednesday. Milwaukee is one of the league's best defensive teams, holding opponents to an average of 93.1 points, but it gave up its second-highest point total of the season to the Carmelo Anthony-led Knicks, who shot 50.0 percent.

Despite the lack of defense, the Bucks, who are scoring 91.7 points per game, scored 100 points for the second time in 13 games and kept the game close until late.

"We did a better job in the second half, but overall it wasn't our typical defensive game we play," coach Scott Skiles said. "There is very fine line between winning and losing in this league and there are plays at those moments that need to be made."

John Salmons, whom the Bulls traded to Milwaukee last season, scored 27 points Wednesday and is averaging 22.0 with 6.3 assists in his last four games.

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Deng leads Bulls past Bucks 83-75

Posted Feb 27 2011 12:03AM

MILWAUKEE (AP) With Joakim Noah back in the lineup, the Chicago Bulls are starting to feel pretty good about themselves.

Fueled by Noah's 17 rebounds and Luol Deng's 19 points, the Bulls pulled away from the Milwaukee Bucks for an 83-75 win on Saturday night.

Chicago has won six of seven to improve to 15-4 since Jan. 14, putting pressure on Boston and Miami at the top of the Eastern Conference. Derrick Rose added 17 points for the Bulls, who beat the Heat 93-89 on Thursday night.

It was Noah's third game back following right thumb surgery.

"We are getting into a nice rhythm now that everyone is back," Rose said. "Noah has come back and really helped us. I think we can get nothing but better as the season goes along."

Noah said he is starting to feel more comfortable on the court, but knows he can play better.

"The more I'm out on the court, the better I feel and the more energy I have," he said. "The longer we get to play together, I think we are going to find out how good we can be as a team."

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute scored a second-high 16 points and John Salmons added 14 points for the Bucks.

Earl Boykins entered the game for the first time in the fourth quarter and scored Milwaukee's first 10 points of the period. Salmons hit a 3-pointer to trim the Bulls' lead to 78-72 with 3:56 remaining.

Rose then drove the lane and hit a wide-open Kyle Korver, who drained a 3-pointer. After Andrew Bogut hit one free throw for the Bucks, Korver made another jumper with 2:21 remaining to put the game away.

Carlos Boozer added 13 points for Chicago, which shook off a slow start to take the opener of an important five-game road trip.

"I like our team. Every night you get it from somebody different," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Both units are playing well right now. We still have to clean some things up, but I think the consistency is there now."

The Bulls grabbed control midway through the third quarter. Trailing by one, they put together a 19-5 run to grab a 66-53 lead on Deng's reverse layup with 1:27 remaining. Boozer had eight points in the surge.

Milwaukee made just eight of 23 shots in the third.

"Their defense is unbelievable this year," Boykins said.

Bucks coach Scott Skiles was impressed with Noah's energy and his nine offensive rebounds in the first half.

"I don't know if I've ever seen that," Skiles said. "I didn't play with Wilt Chamberlain."

NOTES: Bucks F Ersan Ilyasova missed the game due to a concussion he suffered in a collision in practice on Friday with center Jon Brockman. He is listed as day to day. ... The Bucks recalled rookie F Larry Sanders from Fort Wayne of the NBA Development League. ... Chicago improved to 12-0 against Central Division teams.

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Bulls-Bucks notebook

By Rick Braun, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday February 26, 2011 11:59PM

THE FACTS: Luol Deng scored a game-high 19 points, and Joakim Noah pulled down 17 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls continued their push for a top seed in the Eastern Conference with an 83-75 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night at the Bradley Center.

QUOTABLE: "I thought 'Jo' was really good tonight. His defense was terrific -- individual defense, team defense, rebounding effort."
-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau on Joakim Noah.

THE STAT: Thanks to an 18-12 edge in offensive rebounds -- Noah had nine -- the Bulls outscored the Bucks, 28-15, in second-chance points.

TURNING POINT: The Bucks had gathered some momentum in the fourth quarter, and a jumper by Earl Boykins and a 3-pointer by John Salmons pulled them within 78-72 3:56 left. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout and got into his players' faces. When the Bulls came out of the timeout, Kyle Korver drilled a 3-pointer off a drive-and-kick from Derrick Rose, and the Bucks never got closer than eight the rest of the way.

QUOTABLE II: "It was great. It was almost like a college atmosphere where you've got one side for one team and one side going for the other team."
-- Bulls forward Carlos Boozer on the fact that the Milwaukee crowd of 18,717 appeared to be half Chicago fans.

HOT: Bucks forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute made his first five shots -- four of them jumpers -- and finished 7 for 9 for a season-high 16 points.

NOT: Andrew Bogut (2 of 10) and Brandon Jennings, the two younger stars the Bucks hope to build around, went a combined 4 of 16 for just 10 points.

GOOD MOVE: With his offense stagnant, Bucks coach Scott Skiles went with 5-5 Earl Boykins to start the fourth quarter in place of Brandon Jennings. Boykins scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, to help the Bucks get within six points before they fell short.

ROOKIE WATCH: Bucks forward Larry Sanders returned from a brief stint in the Developmental League and had six points and three rebounds in 24 minutes.

NOTABLE: Noah grabbed his 10th rebound of the night before the midway point of the second quarter. With 2:34 left in the half, Noah had nine offensive rebounds... The 75 points is a season-low for the Bucks...The Bulls are now 12-0 against their Central Division mates... Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova did not dress after suffering a concussion in practice Friday.

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Monday @ Washington, Wednesday @ Atlanta, Friday @ Orlando. For the Bucks, Tuesday vs. Detroit, Friday vs. Phoenix, Sunday vs. Boston.

• Bulls: --
• Bucks: Gooden, Redd

• Bulls: --
• Bucks: Jennings

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 5

• Arena: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
• Officials: #20 Leroy Richardson, #71 Rodney Mott, #33 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 18717
• Duration: 2:08

Chicago Bulls (40-17)		Milwaukee Bucks (22-36)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bogut vs Noah (Rose gains possession)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	11:36
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:35
Noah Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	11:31
	11:30	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:11	Mbah a Moute Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	11:06 [CHI 2-0]
	10:48 [MIL 2-2]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bogans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (1 ST)	10:30
	10:11	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:07	Jump Ball Mbah a Moute vs Bogans (Jennings gains possession)
	10:07	Team Rebound
	09:49 [MIL 4-2]	Mbah a Moute Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:34
	09:33	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:24	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:23
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	09:17
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:15
Noah Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:15 [CHI 4-4]
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:58
	08:51	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:50
Noah Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	08:37 [CHI 6-4]
	08:20 [MIL 6-6]	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Delfino (1 AST)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jennings (1 ST)	07:53
	07:49	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Boozer Jump Hook Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Boozer Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:21
	07:15 [MIL 9-6]	Delfino 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jennings (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:07
Rose Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:01 [CHI 8-9]
	06:45 [MIL 11-8]	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:21 [CHI 10-11]
Bogans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:08
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	06:08
	05:53	Delfino Running Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:52
Rose Pullup Jump shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:24	Delfino Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:22
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	05:18
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	05:16
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bogut (1 BLK)	05:14
	05:13	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:07 [MIL 13-10]	Jennings Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	04:46	Mbah a Moute Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:46
Team Rebound	04:46
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:46
	04:44	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:30	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	04:29
Noah Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	04:18 [CHI 12-13]
	03:58 [MIL 15-12]	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Delfino (2 AST)
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:39	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:31
	03:31	Delfino Substitution replaced by Maggette
	03:31 [MIL 16-12]	Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:31
	03:31	Bogut Substitution replaced by Sanders
	03:31 [MIL 17-12]	Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (2 ST)	03:19
	03:15 [MIL 19-12]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	02:54
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	02:53
Brewer Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	02:50 [CHI 14-19]
	02:23	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
	02:22	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:19	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Missed
	02:18	Sanders Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:17 [MIL 21-14]	Sanders Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:00	Mbah a Moute Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:00	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Bogut
	02:00	Jennings Substitution replaced by Dooling
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	02:00
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:00 [CHI 15-21]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:00 [CHI 16-21]
	01:44 [MIL 23-16]	Sanders Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)
	01:23	Sanders Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:23
Team Rebound	01:23
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:23 [CHI 17-23]
	01:02	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Rose Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:00 [CHI 19-23]
	00:43.9 [MIL 25-19]	Sanders Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Maggette (1 AST)
	00:27.2	Maggette Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:27.2 [CHI 20-25]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:27.2 [CHI 21-25]
	00:02.9	Sanders Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Asik (1 ST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (40-17)		Milwaukee Bucks (22-36)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:55 [MIL 27-21]	Bogut Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maggette (2 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed	11:27
	11:26	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:05	Bogut Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:05	Bogut Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:48	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:37	Bogut Hook Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:36
Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	10:30 [CHI 23-27]
Asik Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:16
Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:10
Asik Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:03
	10:03 [MIL 28-23]	Maggette Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	10:03
	10:03 [MIL 29-23]	Maggette Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	09:50	Dooling Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	09:50
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	09:40
Gibson Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	09:35 [CHI 25-29]
	09:15	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	09:14
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:57
Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	08:45 [CHI 27-29]
Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:24
	08:24
	08:15	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
	08:13	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:54	Maggette Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	07:49
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	07:48
Brewer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)	07:35 [CHI 29-29]
	07:35	Maggette Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:35	Bogut Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
	07:35	Maggette Substitution replaced by Salmons
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:35 [CHI 30-29]
	07:10	Dooling Jump Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:09
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (3 ST)	06:55
	06:44	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)	06:43
Watson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:35
Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:3)	06:34
Noah Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:31 [CHI 32-29]
	06:11	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:4)	06:10
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:41	Dooling Substitution replaced by Jennings
	05:41	Sanders Substitution replaced by Brockman
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	05:41
	05:27 [MIL 31-32]	Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:11	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:03	Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Korver Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	04:58 [CHI 34-31]
	04:44 [MIL 33-34]	Jennings Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	04:26	Salmons Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	04:26
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:26
Team Rebound	04:26
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:26
Team Rebound	04:25
	04:25	Mbah a Moute Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	04:25	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Sanders
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:16 [CHI 36-33]
	04:16	Sanders Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:16
	04:15	Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:04	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
	04:04	Team Rebound
Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	04:04
	04:04 [MIL 34-36]	Brockman Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:04 [MIL 35-36]	Brockman Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Korver Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	03:50 [CHI 38-35]
	03:30	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:28
Korver Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	03:15
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	03:15
	03:01 [MIL 37-38]	Delfino Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Sanders (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
Noah Rebound (Off:8 Def:4)	02:44
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	02:39
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:4)	02:38
Boozer Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:34	Sanders Substitution replaced by Bogut
	02:17 [MIL 39-38]	Delfino Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Korver Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	01:57
	01:38	Bogut Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:37
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:19	Brockman Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:02	Jennings Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:44.9
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:43.5
	00:42.6	Brockman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:42.6
Team Rebound	00:42.6
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:42.6 [CHI 39-39]
	00:27.9	Bogut Hook Shot: Missed
	00:26.9	Brockman Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:03.9	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:02.5
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (40-17)		Milwaukee Bucks (22-36)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:52	Salmons Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Noah Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:44
Noah Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	11:44
	11:24 [MIL 42-39]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	11:10	Delfino Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:10 [CHI 40-42]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:10 [CHI 41-42]
	10:55	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	10:53	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:40	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:39
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Mbah a Moute (4 ST)	10:29
Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:24
	10:24 [MIL 43-41]	Delfino Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	10:24 [MIL 44-41]	Delfino Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	Bogut Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:47 [MIL 46-41]	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bogans (1 AST)	09:28 [CHI 44-46]
	09:17 [MIL 48-44]	Mbah a Moute Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bogut (1 AST)
Rose Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:57 [CHI 46-48]
	08:57	Bogut Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	08:57 [CHI 47-48]
	08:38	Mbah a Moute Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:38
	08:27	Mbah a Moute Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	08:27	Mbah a Moute Substitution replaced by Sanders
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:20 [CHI 49-48]
	08:04	Delfino Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Bogans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:02
Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	07:52 [CHI 51-48]
Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:33
	07:33	Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:33	Team Rebound
	07:33 [MIL 49-51]	Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bogans (2 AST)	07:18 [CHI 53-49]
	07:04	Bogut Layup Shot: Missed
	07:01	Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	07:00	Bogut Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:00
	07:00	Jennings Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:37	Bogut Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	06:22	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
	06:22	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:22
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	06:22
	06:12	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:11
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	05:55
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:54
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	05:47 [CHI 56-49]
	05:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:33	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
	05:32	Bogut Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:29 [MIL 51-56]	Salmons Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bogut (2 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bogans (3 AST)	05:08 [CHI 58-51]
	04:52	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:51
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:39
	04:38	Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:24	Sanders Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:23
Deng Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	04:01 [CHI 60-51]
	03:46	Jennings Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Rose (2 ST)
Bogans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (1 BLK)	03:42
	03:41	Team Rebound
	03:20	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
	03:19	Bogut Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	03:19 [MIL 53-60]	Bogut Tip Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	03:19	Jennings Technical
Rose Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	03:19 [CHI 61-53]
	03:19	Delfino Substitution replaced by Dooling
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	03:19
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Bogut Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	02:36	Dooling 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:35	Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:35
	02:32	Salmons Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:31
Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Salmons (2 BLK)	02:16
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:14
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:09 [CHI 64-53]
	01:57	Salmons Substitution replaced by Maggette
	01:50	Jennings Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:48
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:35
Team Rebound	01:34
	01:34	Bogut Substitution replaced by Brockman
Deng Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:27 [CHI 66-53]
	01:10 [MIL 55-66]	Maggette Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	00:48.4	Maggette Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:48.4 [CHI 67-55]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:48.4 [CHI 68-55]
	00:40.3 [MIL 57-68]	Dooling Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:28.8
	00:24.7	Sanders Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:24.7
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:24.7 [CHI 69-57]
Rose Substitution replaced by Watson	00:24.7
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:24.7 [CHI 70-57]
Watson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:07.8
	00:01.9 [MIL 59-70]	Maggette Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jennings (2 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (40-17)		Milwaukee Bucks (22-36)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Brewer Layup Shot: Missed	11:44
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	11:43
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	11:26
Watson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:24
Watson Layup Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:22	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:16	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	11:13
Deng Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:51
	10:37	Maggette Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:36
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:21	Maggette Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:00	Brockman Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:59
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
Team Rebound	09:40
	09:40	Brockman Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:40	Brockman Substitution replaced by Mbah a Moute
	09:40	Sanders Substitution replaced by Bogut
Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:35 [CHI 72-59]
	09:11 [MIL 61-72]	Boykins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:49
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	08:49
Watson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	08:41 [CHI 74-61]
	08:19	Dooling Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	08:10	Bogut Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:56	Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Watson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:46
	07:46	Dooling Substitution replaced by Delfino
	07:46	Maggette Substitution replaced by Salmons
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	07:46
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	07:46
	07:34	Delfino Hook Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:5)	07:33
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	07:24
	07:23	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:06	Bogut Jump Shot: Missed
	07:05	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:01	Delfino Jump Shot: Missed
	07:00	Mbah a Moute Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	06:54 [MIL 64-74]	Boykins 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mbah a Moute (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:38
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	06:38
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	06:17 [MIL 67-74]	Boykins 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	05:52 [CHI 76-67]
	05:34	Bogut Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:6)	05:33
Rose Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	05:29 [CHI 78-67]
Brewer Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:05
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	05:05
	05:01	Salmons Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
	05:01	Bogut Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Bogut Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)
	04:25 [MIL 69-78]	Boykins Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	04:07
	04:06	Delfino Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:56 [MIL 72-78]	Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Boykins (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:56
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	03:42 [CHI 81-72]
	03:24	Delfino 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:23
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	03:09
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:08
Rose Tip Shot: Missed	03:08
Korver Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:06
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	02:59
Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:45
	02:45 [MIL 73-81]	Bogut Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:45	Bogut Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:44
Korver Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	02:21 [CHI 83-73]
	02:16	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:57	Boykins Jump Shot: Missed
	01:56	Bogut Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	01:56	Bogut Tip Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:55
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	01:38
	01:38	Bogut Substitution replaced by Sanders
	01:28	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
	01:28	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:28
	01:28 [MIL 74-83]	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	01:28 [MIL 75-83]	Mbah a Moute Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Deng Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:10
Deng Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:10
	01:10	Team Timeout : Short
	00:54.9	Delfino Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:7)	00:53.6
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	00:31.9
	00:29.8	Sanders Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:20.9	Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:9 Def:8)	00:19.9
End of 4th Quarter

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