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Bulls bury the Bucks 125-104 behind Matas Buzelis and a long-range barrage
Matas Buzelis scored 19 and Leonard Miller added 18 as Chicago beat Milwaukee 125-104. The Bulls made 20 threes and pulled away early at Fiserv Forum.
Chicago treated Wednesday night in Milwaukee like a chance to empty the tank. The Bucks never caught up.
Matas Buzelis scored 19 points and Leonard Miller added 18 off the bench as the Bulls beat Milwaukee 125-104 at Fiserv Forum. Chicago moved to 2-2 in the preseason. The Bucks fell to 1-3.
Threes from the opening tip
Norman Powell and Jalen Smith hit early threes and Chicago led 24-15 after one quarter. A Caleb Wilson alley-oop dunk from Josh Giddey stretched the margin in the second. The Bulls took a 62-39 lead into the fourth quarter after a 40-point third.
Smith finished with 15 points and seven rebounds. Powell scored 16. Giddey handed out nine assists in a little over 22 minutes. Miller went 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from deep in 18 minutes.
Milwaukee stalls
The Bucks managed only 15 points in the first quarter and 24 in the second. Chicago finished with 35 assists and won the game by 21. Attendance was 10,146.
The Bulls host Minnesota on Friday to close the preseason. Milwaukee visits Indiana the same night.
