![]() ![]() ![]() However, he shot just 4-of-11 overall and 2-of-9 from 3. notched 10 points along with six boards and three assists. DJJ had nine points (1-of-5 from 3) and a rebound, while Troy Brown Jr. Being without Caruso or LaVine, Billy Donovan went deeper into his bench than he normally would. Javonte Green somehow racked up a whopping seven steals in a starting role, but he was atrocious offensively and went 1-of-8 overall and 0-of-5 from 3, with 4 turnovers. Ayo Dosunmu had eight points and three rebounds as a starter, but he struggled to a 3-of-11 shooting night (1-of-4 from 3). He finished with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting but had seven assists along with three steals.Ĭoby White ended up playing 32 minutes as he scored 17 points on 4-of-13 shooting from 3 while getting four assists. There was a scary moment early when he slipped and hit his head hard on the court, but he seemed to be alright and continued to play.Īs noted, DeRozan was once again hounded by the Bucks and forced to give up the ball whenever he got the ball in the mid-range. He once again struggled to stretch the floor, hitting just three of his nine attempts from deep. Nikola Vucevic had a double-double of 19 points and 16 boards along with six assists. He hit four 3-pointers and added an offensive rebound as well, though that was his lone rebound on the night as he didn’t contribute anything besides his shooting while also turning it over four times. One positive from his performance was he took 13 attempts, the second-most on the team with seven of them from deep. Patrick Williams led Chicago in scoring with 23 points. being the only one to attempt more than two. ![]() Chicago as a team shot 11 free throws, with Derrick Jones Jr. They did manage to swing the ball a lot to open teammates, generating 24 assists on 39 made baskets, but once again failed to get to line a lot. Chicago’s defense fought hard and also forced 16 turnovers as well but couldn’t take advantage as they led to just 12 points. ![]() Overall, it was a tough game for Chicago offensively with a 42.4 overall shooting percentage (51.6 true shooting) to go along with 16 turnovers, which led to 26 points by Milwaukee. Instead, they were ice cold again as a bunch of bad 3-point shoots missed great looks. The only way they had a chance of making this a close one was to drill shots from deep as they did in Game 2. With Milwaukee’s defense packing the paint and swarming DeMar DeRozan again, there were kickout opportunities for the Bulls to strike. It was a bit frustrating to watch as most of these 3-point shots were good and open looks. However, they didn’t have much success as only 15 of those attempts went into the basket for a paltry 28.8 percent. Like the prior two games, the fourth quarter was essentially garbage time as the lights closed on the 2021-22 Bulls season with a 116-100 loss.Ĭhicago came into this game with a plan of launching from downtown, attempting a playoff franchise-high 52 3-pointers. There was a bit of hope that Chicago could make this a game when the deficit got down to 11 early in the third quarter, but it was quickly dashed as Milwaukee punched back to push it out to as many as 27 again. Milwaukee jumped on Chicago early and went up by 16 in the first quarter and 29 early in the second quarter before settling on an 18-point advantage at halftime. Many expected this game not to be close and, frankly, it’s exactly what took place. With Alex Caruso out due to a concussion and Zach LaVine in the health and safety protocols, the Bulls were extremely shorthanded head into Fiserv Forum. Coming into Game 5, it was going to take a heroic effort from the Chicago Bulls to extend this first-round playoff series. ![]()
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