The Milwaukee Bucks closed out their first round NBA playoff series in five games, beating the short handed Chicago Bulls 116-100 at Fiserv Forum Wednesday night. Chicago, playing without Zach Lavine (COVID) and Alex Caruso (concussion) had their only lead of the game at 4-3 but Milwaukee seized control early, leading 34-18 after the first quarter. The advantage swelled to 29 in the second half and Milwaukee coasted to the finish line. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way again with 33 points and 9 rebounds in just 30 minutes. Pat Connaughton pumped in 20 including 6 three point hits and Bobby Portis collected his fourth double-double of the series with 14 points and 17 rebonds.
Patrick Williams led Chicago with 23. Demar DeRozan who put up 41 points in game two, Chicago’s only win in the series, was held to 11. The Bucks went 3-0 after Khris Middleton injured his left knee in game two and Head Coach Mike Budenholzer improved to 8-0 in series clinching games with the Bucks.
Milwaukee now moves on to face the second seeded Boston Celtics who swept Brooklyn 4-0 in their first round series. Game one will be at the TD Garden in Boston Sunday at 12:00 PM.
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