Bucks vs Bulls

With a chance to close out their first-round series against the Chicago Bulls and their depleted backcourt in five games, the Milwaukee Bucks take to their ...

ESPN+ 30 For 30 Win close (by 9 or fewer points)(27 votes) We still won’t see George Hill tonight yet, even though he’s improved today from “out” to “questionable”:

The Bucks will face the Boston Celtics in the conference semifinals, which start on Monday.

'We have to see what happens. 'We have to see what happens. The Milwaukee Bucks are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals after eliminating the Chicago Bulls in Wednesday night's 116-100 win.

After dominant wins in Games 3 and 4, the Bucks are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

TBD TBD TBD TBD In the United States, viewers can watch Bucks vs. Bulls Game 5 is scheduled to tip off shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27.

The Celtics and Bucks split their regular-season series 2-2, but based on how, in particular, the last two games unfolded, it's another source from which ...

Robert Williams also spoke Wednesday, saying there's "no pain at all" in his knee and that it's "responding well." And for us to work." Wednesday, when asked how the Celtics will utilize their time off, Ime Udoka said: "Very similarly to last time. Milwaukee went on a 9-0 run in the game's final 2:11 to rally for a 127-121 victory. The way their regular-season matchups unfolded is another resource from which the Celtics can draw strength. Boston and Milwaukee split the season series 2-2.

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And that was in the bubble. “And anything can happen in the bubble. I dare you to go back and look at that roster. “It’s big,” Antetokounmpo said of the task in front of his team. I want you to go back and look at that roster. “I just wanted to set the tone, come out and play hard,” Antetokounmpo said afterwards.

The Milwaukee Bucks are moving on to the Eastern Conference semifinals after eliminating the sixth-seeded Chicago Bulls with a 116-100 win in Game 5.

Even so, this should be a tremendous series between two of the league's best teams, and the Bucks know they'll have to be at their best. DeMar on coming to Chicago: "It's been a great year... The Bucks tanked the final game of the regular season in order to set up a matchup with the Bulls, and the last three games showed why they made that decision. Jayson Tatum and Co. further cemented that status by putting on a defensive clinic in their surprising sweep of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round. The Bulls' 52 3-point attempts were a franchise record, and they made just 28.8 percent of them. More often than not he had to go with the latter. All game long the Bucks sat on his right hip, forcing him to go left, and when he did drive they showed multiple bodies. Both methods of attack were successful as he shot 11 of 13 in the paint en route to 33 points, nine rebounds and three assists in just 30 minutes. That initial play foreshadowed how the rest of the night would go, as Giannis once again made easy work of a Bulls defense that had no answers for him this series. "He was part of that approach coming out in the first quarter early, some and-ones, getting to the free throw line, playing unselfishly," Budenholzer said. Waiting for it on the way down was Giannis Antetokounmpo, who slammed it home with authority for the opening basket. Giannis Antetokounmpo finishes with a game-high 33 points as Milwaukee improves to 8-0 in closeout games under head coach Mike Budenholzer.

The Chicago Bulls have one last chance to keep their NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks going.

Fresh off a playoff career-high 41 points, DeRozan scored only 11 in Game 3, and early in the fourth quarter, plenty of fans had left the stadium. A Bulls 114-110 victory in Game 2 tied their playoff series. Wednesday, the Bulls, on the brink of elimination will take on the Bucks in Milwaukee for a win-or-go-home Game 5. They tied the series, forward DeMar DeRozan set a playoff career high of 41 points, and brought Game 3 to the United Center for their first playoff game at home in five years. The Bulls trailed by three points inside the final minute. Caruso is the Bulls' defensive anchor, especially in the absence of Lonzo Ball, and averaged 6.3 points, 4.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block in the first four games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks meant business Wednesday, as the defending NBA champions polished off their first-round playoff series win ...

pic.twitter.com/QaD4jPnLTA Giannis Antetokounmpo had 23 points in the 1st half, the most in a 1st half in his playoff career.

16 of Antetokounmpo's 23 points came in the paint. pic.twitter.com/Jdiy9xTbwW The Bulls as a team had 16 points in the paint. He ended up making his first seven shots and 8-of-9 in the first half. Jrue Holiday played the entire first quarter and scored 5 points and had 5 assists.

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... The Bulls haven’t advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs since 2015, when they beat the Bucks before losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East semifinals. Budenholzer said before the game that Hill is “making progress” but added that “he needs more time.” ... The Bucks have won 20 of their last 22 meetings with the Bulls. ... Jrue Holiday had 10 points and nine assists but also committed six turnovers. Milwaukee pulled ahead for good 3 1/2 minutes into the game and built a double-digit lead by scoring 12 straight points in the first quarter. The Bulls played without the starting backcourt they used for the first four games because two-time All-Star Zach LaVine was in health and safety protocols and Alex Caruso was in concussion protocol. Bucks: Reserve guard George Hill still hasn’t played in this postseason due to an abdominal strain. … With LaVine and Caruso unavailable, Javonte Green and Dosunmu made their first career playoff starts. “There's so much you can learn from that experience, especially going against the defending champs.” Bobby Portis added 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. The Bucks have been through this before. We've got a good group.” We had to be desperate. We knew what we had to do.