Raise your hand if you thought the Bulls would stick with the league’s best for four quarters?
No one? Yeah, I didn’t have confidence in them either.
The Bulls played well for the first two quarters, keeping it within three points at halftime. But you just knew at some point Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks (who shot 1-14 from three in the first half) would wake up and put the game away. And that’s just what they did in their 123-102 win to end 2019 for the Bulls.
Let’s dive in to a few takeaways from Monday night:
Bulls struggles in the paint continue
Chicago finished the month of December seventh in three point percentage, but landed 25th in free throw attempts and 20th in field goal percentage.