NBA: Bucks rout Bulls, take 2-1 playoffs series lead
LOS ANGELES – The reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks grabbed a 2-1 series lead with a 111-81 rout of the Chicago Bulls.
The Bucks shook off the injury absence of Khris Middleton to cruise to a big win over the host Bulls.
After DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points in a 114-110 game-two triumph that leveled the series at one game each, the Bucks held DeRozan to just 11 points on four-of-nine shooting.
Grayson Allen scored 22 points off the bench for Milwaukee to help make up for Middleton’s absence.
Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis — who started in Middleton’s spot — scored 18 points apiece.
Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points, but the Bucks dominated, leading by as many as 37 points in the final quarter.