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Bulls Halt 11-Game Slide With 27-0 Surge Over Bucks as Giddey Matches Pippen

A retooled Chicago group finally clicked during a punishing second-half push with Milwaukee still missing Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Overview

  • Chicago flipped an 89-81 deficit with a 27-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to seal a 120-97 home win.
  • Milwaukee went scoreless for roughly seven and a half minutes, missed 17 straight shots and scored only eight points in the fourth.
  • Josh Giddey logged 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his eighth triple-double this season and 15th with the Bulls, tying Scottie Pippen for second in team history.
  • Collin Sexton scored 22 and Matas Buzelis added 20 as seven Bulls finished in double figures.
  • The result moved Chicago to 25-36 and 12th in the East after a winless February, while Antetokounmpo sat out a 15th straight game with a right calf strain.