Bulls rally to beat Bucks
By AP Sports Writer ANDREW SELIGMAN (The Associated Press)
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| Bulls center Joakim Noah blocks out Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut during the first half of Tuesday's game at the United Center. (Charles Rex Arbogast (STF)) |
CHICAGO – Luol Deng scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds, and the Bulls rallied from 18 down to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 83-81, on Tuesday night.
The Bucks had a chance to win it after Joakim Noah missed two free throws, but Ersan Ilyasova missed a three-pointer, the ball landing out of bounds with 1.8 seconds left.
Derrick Rose scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls rebounded from back-to-back losses with a wild win. His dunk on a backdoor cut bumped the Bulls' lead to 82-75 with 1:28 left, but he also committed a costly turnover in the final minute, when Brandon Jennings picked off a pass and pulled up for a jumper that made it 82-81 with 22 seconds left.
The Bulls' Brad Miller then hit the second free throw after missing the first. Noah blocked Jennings but missed both free throws with 13.7 seconds left, keeping the Bucks within two. But they couldn't capitalize.
Jennings took the inbounds, passed off to Ilyasova, who missed. It was a bitter finish for the Bucks, who were without the injured Michael Redd.
Jennings scored 25 points to lead Milwaukee.
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