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Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting and helped the Milwaukee Bucks hold off the visiting Chicago Bulls to earn a 93-86 (34-21, 17-22, 23-28, 17-15) win on Sunday night to open their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

Player of the Game Giannis  Antetokounmpo EFF 24 Giannis Antetokounmpo Points 27 Accuracy 10-19 Rebounds 16 Assists 3

The Bulls trailed by just one with 1:36 left to play after an Alex Caruso layup, but Milwaukee closed the game on a 6-0 run to secure the victory.

Antetokounmpo added 16 rebounds and Brook Lopez went for 18 points. Jrue Holiday supplied 15 points, Khris Middleton scored 11 and Bobby Portis finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.

Nikola Vucevic paced Chicago with 24 points and 17 rebounds despite shooting just 9-of-27 on the night. Zach LaVine contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan poured in 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Shots from behind the arc were not falling all night for the Bulls, who made just 7 of 37 (18.9 percent) from distance.

Chicago put together a 13-0 run in the third quarter to take a five-point lead, but the Bucks responded with a 10-2 run of their own to retake the lead 74-71 by the end of the frame.

Although the Bulls brought the margin within five in the second quarter after a 9-1 run, Milwaukee would go into the break with a 51-43 lead.

Antetokounmpo led all first-half scorers with 17 points to go along with 11 rebounds, while Lopez had 11 points. With just six of their 22 3-point attempts falling, the Bucks opted to do a good portion of their work down low, scoring 22 points in the paint.

DeRozan led Chicago with 12 points in the first half, and LaVine and Vucevic followed close behind with 11 and 10, respectively.

Despite a lackluster shooting performance from the field (31.7 percent) and 3-point range (17.6 percent), the Bulls cashed in on 14 of 16 free throws in the half to stay in contention.

Milwaukee was firing on all cylinders through the first 12 minutes of action, jumping out to an early 13-point edge. Lopez had 11 points and Antetokounmpo added nine, while the Bulls shot just 33.3 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from deep.

Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo 27 (10/19 FG, 6/11 FT, 16 REB, 3 AST, 5 TO), Brook Lopez 18 (7/14 FG, 3/4 FT, 5 REB), Jrue Holiday 15 (6/16 FG, 2/2 FT, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 TO), Khris Middleton 11 (4/13 FG, 2/2 FT, 5 REB, 6 AST), Bobby Portis 10.

Chicago Bulls: Nicola Vucevic 24 (9/27 FG, 4/5 FT, 17 REB, 3 AST), Zach LaVine 18 (6/19 FG, 4/4 FT, 10 REB), Demar DeRozan 18 (6/25 FG, 6/6 FT, 8 REB, 6 AST), Coby White 12.

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