Bulls 102, Bucks 90: Jimmy Butler and Kirk Hinrich scored 17 points apiece as host Chicago knocked off Milwaukee for its fourth consecutive victory.

Carlos Boozer added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Joakim Noah had 11 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulls remained in a tie for third place in the Eastern Conference with the Toronto Raptors. D.J. Augustin scored 14 points, Taj Gibson added 13 and Mike Dunleavy had 12 for Chicago.

Brandon Knight scored 22 points and Jeff Adrien added a season-best 21 points to go with nine rebounds for the Bucks (14-62), who matched the franchise record for most losses in a season set by 1993-94 club. Ramon Sessions tallied 14 points for Milwaukee, which committed 20 turnovers while losing its 12th consecutive road game.

The Bucks trailed by 22 early in the fourth quarter before exploding on a 15-1 burst to move within 85-77 on Adrien’s basket with 7:11 remaining. Hinrich later scored four points during a 7-2 run that gave the Bulls a 98-85 lead with 2:10 left and Milwaukee never trailed by fewer than nine the rest of the way while losing its fourth straight game.

Chicago led by as many as 13 points in the opening quarter and by 19 in the second while building a 51-35 halftime lead. Milwaukee was within 10 just past the midway point of the third before the Bulls stretched the lead out to 22 before settling for an 82-62 lead entering the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Noah was just 2-of-14 shooting while recording his 41st double-double of the season. … Milwaukee is 5-34 on the road with visits to Washington and Toronto remaining. … The Bulls racked up 13 steals, led by three from Hinrich.