A star-depleted Milwaukee Bucks used a balanced effort to defeat the Chicago Bulls in their first visit of the year to the United Center, putting them at a season-high four games over .500. Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez each had 21 for the victors, while Nikola Vuu010deviu0107 had 17 for the home team.
Game Recap
Lopez had his old-man game going a bit in the first with multiple drives inside, also mixing in a three as the Bucks got up double-digits early. Chicago missed 11 threes in a row while the Bucks hit half of their 12 attempts, building a 16-point lead as the first drew to a close.