Milwaukee Bucks 111, Chicago Bulls 116 — Recap

December 28, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Milwaukee Bucks 111, Chicago Bulls 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIL 25-33 CHI; Q2 MIL 35-29 CHI; Q3 MIL 24-21 CHI; Q4 MIL 27-33 CHI.

Top performers (box score): Damian Lillard (MIL) 29 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Josh Giddey (CHI) 23 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Nikola Vucevic (CHI) 23 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Brook Lopez (MIL) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Damian Lillard

29 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 3 3PM · 8-19 FG

Scoring · CHI

Josh Giddey

23 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · CHI

Nikola Vucevic

23 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-24 FG

Season highs

Josh Giddey · Season-high 23 pointsJosh Giddey · Season-high 15 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIL	25	35	24	27		111
CHI	33	29	21	33		116

🧮 How They Scored

MILCHI

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.5%Effective FG%56.3%

6.1%Turnover %10.4%

13.3%Offensive rebound %21.3%

0.137Free-throw rate0.195

Box Score

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brook Lopez C	38	22	7	3	—	3	—	9-22	3-11	1-1	-4
Damian Lillard G	35	29	6	12	2	—	—	8-19	3-9	10-10	-4
Bobby Portis F	34	14	9	4	2	1	1	5-17	2-7	2-2	-4
Khris Middleton F	28	21	6	4	—	—	2	8-15	4-6	1-1	-4
A.J. Green G	24	5	2	1	—	1	1	2-4	1-3	—	-2
Andre Jackson Jr. G	23	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-2
Ryan Rollins G	21	7	7	1	1	2	—	3-6	1-1	—	+3
Taurean Prince F	20	6	3	—	—	—	1	3-8	0-3	—	-1
Gary Trent Jr. G	17	7	2	1	1	—	2	3-8	1-4	—	-7

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Vucevic C	38	23	13	5	1	—	1	10-24	3-7	—	+3
Zach LaVine G	35	15	6	7	—	—	3	5-12	1-4	4-6	+7
Coby White G	34	22	2	4	—	1	1	9-16	1-5	3-3	+12
Josh Giddey G	29	23	15	10	1	1	2	9-15	2-6	3-4	+18
Patrick Williams F	29	9	2	1	1	2	1	4-8	1-1	—	+12
Lonzo Ball G	19	9	3	3	1	—	2	3-5	3-4	—	-17
Dalen Terry F	17	2	3	2	—	—	1	1-2	—	0-2	-6
Matas Buzelis F	13	2	3	—	—	2	—	1-2	—	—	-4
Jevon Carter G	6	5	1	1	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	2-2	-4
Julian Phillips F	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Damian Lillard	Bench	35	29	62.0	26.4	-5.3	20.2
Brook Lopez	Bench	38	22	49.0	23.7	-7.9	9.8
Khris Middleton	Bench	28	21	68.0	23.6	-12.6	12.9
Bobby Portis	Bench	34	14	39.1	22.1	-6.9	7.6
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	17	7	43.8	26.3	-19.4	4.8
Ryan Rollins	Bench	21	7	58.3	12.5	+8.8	14.7
Taurean Prince	Bench	20	6	37.5	19.6	-2.3	2.4
A.J. Green	Bench	24	5	62.5	8.6	-7.4	4.1
Pat Connaughton	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
MarJon Beauchamp	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Stanley Umude	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Andre Jackson Jr.	Bench	23	—	0.0	5.2	-4.2	-1.3

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	38	23	47.9	26.9	+3.6	12.1
Josh Giddey	Bench	29	23	68.6	27.5	+30.9	29.6
Coby White	Bench	34	22	63.5	22.5	+15.6	11.5
Zach LaVine	Bench	35	15	51.2	21.2	+9.5	9.3
Lonzo Ball	Bench	19	9	90.0	14.0	-38.0	8.2
Patrick Williams	Bench	29	9	56.3	13.0	+21.4	5.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	6	5	86.8	23.1	-40.4	24.0
Dalen Terry	Bench	17	2	34.7	8.3	-18.5	-0.8
Matas Buzelis	Bench	13	2	50.0	6.5	-17.4	5.8
Julian Phillips	Bench	5	—	0.0	9.1	-8.2	0.0