The Chicago Bulls (1-1) and Milwaukee Bucks (1-1) traveled to the Windy City for Game 3 of their first-round series. A win for the Bulls would give them a 2-1 series lead with a chance to put Milwaukee against the wall with a home victory in Game 4. A victory for the Bucks would steal back their homecourt advantage in the series. In their first game in the wake of Khris Middleton’s injury, the Bucks bludgeoned the Bulls, 111-81, to steal back homecourt advantage.
Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points. He also secured 6 rebounds. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan combined for 26 points on 10-for-22 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
Grayson Allen led the Bucks in scoring with 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting; he shot 5-for-7 from beyond the arc.
Here are 3 observations from Game 3