Bulls Claim Sunday NBA Victory

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Published on April 5 2016 6:29 am
Last Updated on April 5 2016 6:30 am

Jimmy Butler shined inside a familiar arena, then exchanged his Chicago Bulls jersey in the postgame locker room for a powder blue Marquette uniform like the one he wore during his college days.

Butler sure felt at home Sunday night at the Bradley Center.

The former Golden Eagles star scored 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting while adding eight assists, and Chicago held off a second-half surge by the Milwaukee Bucks for a 102-98 win Sunday night.

Butler had six points and an assist in the final 3:45, when the Bucks had narrowed a 19-point deficit to one at 87-86.

"The beginning of the game was great. The end of the game was good," Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. "That third quarter, we have to figure out a way to come out and bury a team when you've got them down."

The Bulls came up with an answer just in time in the closing minutes.

Justin Holiday hit a tough jumper from the corner with 1:15 left and later grabbed a defensive rebound on a missed finger roll by Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo with 43.9 seconds to go.

The Bulls stayed two games back of Indiana and Detroit, who were tied for seventh and occupied the last two spots in the Eastern Conference playoff race.


Monday, April 4 Scoreboard

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Tuesday, April 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

New Orleans at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 7 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.