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Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks 125-104: Buzelis scores 19 as Chicago hits 20 threes
Matas Buzelis scored 19, Leonard Miller added 18 off the bench and the Bulls made 20 threes with 35 assists in a 125-104 preseason win over the Bucks. Kam Jones scored 23 for Milwaukee.
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The Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-104 at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, October 14, behind 20 made threes and 35 assists on 42 baskets. Matas Buzelis led Chicago with 19 points, hitting 5 of 7 from deep, in front of 10,146 fans.
Chicago took control early. The Bulls led 24-15 after one quarter and 62-39 at halftime, then scored 40 more in the third to go up 102-78. The lead reached 34, and Milwaukee led for only 3 percent of the night.
How Chicago won it
The ball kept moving and the Bucks kept giving it away. Chicago went 20-of-50 from three, and Milwaukee committed 30 turnovers that the Bulls turned into 43 points. Chicago also had 14 steals and a 22-6 edge in fast-break points.
Leonard Miller came off the bench for 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting with 7 rebounds and a game-best plus-20. Norman Powell scored 16, Jalen Smith had 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Caleb Wilson added 10. Josh Giddey scored 6 but handed out 9 assists, including a no-look feed to Buzelis in the corner. Tre Jones had 7 assists and Jaylin Sellers scored 10.
Milwaukee’s side
The Bucks rested much of their rotation. Kyle Kuzma, Myles Turner, Tyler Herro, Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Trent Jr., Jaime Jaquez Jr., AJ Green and Ryan Rollins did not play. Kam Jones led Milwaukee off the bench with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Brayden Burries scored 19 with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, and Kasparas Jakucionis made all 11 of his free throws for 18 points with 6 assists.
Cormac Ryan added 14 points and Ousmane Dieng had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Milwaukee won the boards 51-42 and went 30-of-37 at the line, but made only 10 of 43 threes.
What’s next
The Bulls are 2-2 in the preseason and host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, October 16. The Bucks fall to 1-3 and visit the Indiana Pacers the same night.
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