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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 102, Milwaukee 90
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, April 4, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #36 David Jones, #68 Marat Kogut
Attendance: 21996

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.
Top Game Performances
 
Milwaukee   Chicago
Brandon Knight 22 Scoring Jimmy Butler 17
Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 Assists D.J. Augustin 6
Jeff Adrien 9 Rebounds Joakim Noah 13
Khris Middleton 6 Free Throws Made Kirk Hinrich 7
Giannis Antetokounmpo 3 Steals Kirk Hinrich 3
Jeff Adrien 3 Blocks Mike Dunleavy 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Milwaukee 90 45.6 2-8 26-35 17 38 9 7 20
Chicago 102 36.9 7-22 33-42 24 44 5 13 12
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.