Derrick Rose's dunk in the fourth quarter
sparked a game-changing 9-0 Chicago run that led to the Bulls' 83-81 victory
over the Milwaukee Bucks at United Center.
Rose finished with 16 points and Luol Deng donated 24 points and a career-high
20 rebounds for the Bulls, who snapped a two-game slide. Brad Miller had 13
points with seven rebounds, while Jannero Pargo scored 10 in the win.
Brandon Jennings had 25 points and Andrew Bogut 16 with 13 boards for the
Bucks, who fell to 1-2. Hakim Warrick and Charlie Bell had 10 points each with
Warrick adding 10 rebounds.
On the injury front, Milwaukee was without its top scorer, guard Michael
Redd, who will miss at least two weeks after experiencing soreness in his
surgically-repaired left knee. Redd underwent surgery last March to repair a
torn anterior cruciate ligament, and he left Saturday night's game against
Detroit during the third quarter with discomfort in the knee.
Trailing by six points early in the fourth, Deng had a three-point play and
Miller drained a three-pointer to tie it up.
Bogut countered with a hook shot but Rose had a dunk, Pargo nailed a three
and Rose poured in four points to give the home team its first lead of the
game, 75-68, with 4:46 left in the final frame.
Bell's three cut it to 78-75 later in the fourth, but Chicago answered with a
dunk each from Joakim Noah and Rose.
Bogut, though, hit a jumper and Jennings offered two buckets to make it
82-81 with 22.6 ticks left.
Miller was fouled on the ensuing Chicago touch and went 1-for-2, which made
it a two-point game. Following a timeout, Jennings took the inbounds pass at
the top of the key and dribbled around up top before driving the lane. His
shot though was blocked by Rose, and Noah grabbed the board and was fouled
with 21 seconds left.
Noah missed both shots and Carlos Delfino grabbed the rebound and called
timeout with 13.7 ticks showing. The club worked the ball in and eventually
Ersan Ilyasova air-balled a three-point attempt from the right elbow to all
but seal the deal.
The Bucks were up 25-13 after the first quarter and increased that to 43-29 at
the break.
Trailing by 18 midway through the third, Pargo hit a three-pointer to spark a
12-0 Bulls run. Pargo's jumper and John Salmons' three closed out the run,
which closed it to 56-50.
Deng's three at the end of the third period made it 60-56.
Game Notes
The Bucks shot 39.6 percent from the field, while Chicago hit at a 39.2
percent clip...The Bulls won the battle of the boards, 53-44...Chicago took
three of its four contests versus the Bucks last season and has won 11 of its
last 13 overall against Milwaukee.
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