Bulls 95, Bucks 86
Taj Gibson racked up 23 points and 10 rebounds and Pau Gasol added 22 points and 14 boards as Chicago claimed its ninth straight road win over Milwaukee.
Jimmy Butler collected 14 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals, and Mike Dunleavy added 12 points for the Bulls, who were without center Joakim Noah for the second consecutive game because of illness. Derrick Rose returned after missing two games with two sprained ankles and finished with 13 points and seven assists in 31 minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench to lead the Bucks, who haven't beaten the Bulls in Milwaukee since Jan. 8, 2010. Reserve Khris Middleton added 11 points and Brandon Knight collected 10 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals.
Kirk Hinrich scored all seven of his points in the fourth quarter for the Bulls including a pair of 3-pointers, the first of which came after Antetokounmpo's putback slam pulled Milwaukee within 75-74 and brought the crowd to its feet. The Bucks were within 83-80 with less than four minutes remaining before Butler knocked down a jumper and Hinrich buried another 3-pointer to stretch the margin to eight.
The Bucks led by as many as nine in the second quarter but allowed the Bulls to climb within 53-49 at the break on Rose's jumper with 12 seconds left. Chicago scored the first seven points of the third quarter and led the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee's bench outscored Chicago's reserves 50-11. … The Bucks had 10 steals and have recorded double-digit steals in four straight games, their longest streak since December 2007. … The Bulls have had at least five players score in double figures in every game this season.