Bulls 91, Bucks 90
Mike Dunleavy banked in a 3-pointer with 5.8 seconds remaining and Joakim Noah blocked O.J. Mayo’s last-second shot to cap a superb effort as visiting Chicago rallied to defeat Milwaukee.
Noah posted season-highs of 21 points and 18 rebounds for the Bulls, who won for only the third time in 10 games. Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, Carlos Boozer contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds and Kirk Hinrich added 13 points and eight assists.
Gary Neal scored 17 points, John Henson added 15 and Mayo had 14 for the Bucks, who possessed a five-point lead with 90 seconds to play. Khris Middleton’s basket gave Milwaukee a 90-88 edge with 29.8 seconds remaining before Dunleavy drilled the game-winner from the top of the key against his former teammates.
Chicago trimmed an 11-point deficit to 86-83 before Milwaukee’s Ekpe Udoh slammed home a dunk with 1:30 to play. Dunleavy hit three free throws seven seconds later when fouled by Mayo and Boozer tied the game with a 15-foot with 54.9 seconds to go prior to the decisive sequence.
Milwaukee led 51-47 at halftime and expanded the lead to seven entering the fourth quarter. Two free throws by Giannis Antetokounmpo gave the Bucks an 81-70 lead with 7:37 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bulls F Luol Deng (Achilles) missed his fourth straight game, while Butler (toe) returned after an 11-game absence. … Milwaukee has lost seven consecutive home games to the Bulls. … Noah was 10-of-15 from the field and had nine offensive rebounds.