NBA Special: Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng contribute 24 apiece as Chicago Bulls win at home to Milwaukee Bucks
Carlos Boozer registered 24 points and 9 rebounds. He was supported by Luol Deng, who posted 24 points in Chicago Bull’s 90 – 77 home victory against Milwaukee Bucks at United Center. A huge cluster of 22,091 basketball fans witnessed the season’s twentieth
victory of the Bulls.
Derrick Rose had 18 points, 12 assists, and 6 assists in eleventh victory of Chicago in the previous thirteen games.
John Salmons scored team-high 18 points for the Bucks in the defeat. Corey Maggette came off the bench and scored 15 points and Luc Mbah a Moute added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the season’s eighteenth defeat of Milwaukee.
First quarter
Both teams started ice cold, but Chicago managed to make it to the free throw line early, to help build a quick lead.
Even though the Bucks pushed to within five late in the first quarter, the game was truly never in doubt. In the opening quarter, the Bulls played sloppy basketball, but slowly began to build their lead, taking a 27-15 lead into the second. The Chicago did
not play well offensively in the first quarter, but once again, they found a way.
Second Quarter
The Milwaukee came back into the game in the second quarter with a fantastic offensive play. Salmons played a very vital role in bringing the Bucks back by scoring eight points in the second quarter.
The Bucks led 45-44 at the intermission despite trailing by as many as 12 in the first quarter and shooting 32 percent in the half.
Third Quarter
In the third quarter, the Bulls fought hard to take the lead by playing some tenacious shots around the court.
Trailing by single point at the half, Chicago managed to tale 5-point lead when the buzzer sounded before the final stanza.
Fourth Quarter
Chicago played the final quarter in full form with an outstanding 16-4 run. Leading by 69-66 at 10:20 mark, Rose’s jumper further expanded the lead for Bulls.
With three minutes to go, Chicago got consecutive 3-pointers from Rose and Kyle Korver to broaden their lead by 86-72 and pulled away the game for good until the final buzzer.
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