Though Eastern Conference All-Star captain Giannis Antetokounmpo sprained his right wrist and exited early in the second quarter, the Bucks won their twelfth-straight contest Thursday night at United Center, taking down the Bulls 112-100. Milwaukee was also without Khris Middleton (right knee soreness again) and Pat Connaughton (left calf soreness), but got a huge night from Brook Lopez, who scored 33 points in 33 minutes. Jevon Carter backed him up with 22. Nikola Vucevic scored 22 to lead Chicago, who lacked All-Star DeMar DeRozan (quad strain) among others.
Unlike their last trip to the United Center, the Bucks couldn’t miss from deep to start, hitting six of their first nine attempts.