Powell Scores 25 Points to Help the Bulls Hold Off the Bucks, 132-125
Norman Powell scored 25 points and Caleb Wilson added 21 as Chicago used late free throws to hold off Milwaukee.
- Led by Norman Powell's 25 points and rookie Caleb Wilson's 21, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 132-125 on Friday for their first win of the season.
- Milwaukee's bench was outscored 59-35 by Chicago Bulls reserves, a decisive factor after the game started four hours early due to the Milwaukee Brewers hosting World Series Game 1.
- Transition playmaking sparked a 16-0 run giving Chicago a 55-51 lead, while the Bulls dominated the paint with a 62-44 advantage over Milwaukee.
- Despite 34 points from Milwaukee-area native Tyler Herro, the Chicago Bulls sealed victory as Tre Jones and Caleb Wilson combined for a 10-11 free throw effort.
- The Chicago Bulls host Washington on Saturday, while the Milwaukee Bucks travel to Philadelphia for their next matchup.
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Bulls' Caleb Wilson shows he's far from the usual rookie in clutch win
<p>MILWAUKEE – It’s not the usual type of talk from a 20-year-old rookie in the NBA.</p><p>Then again, who said Caleb Wilson was usual?</p><p>He wasn’t usual in knocking down four free throws in crunch time to help ice the Bulls’ 132-125 win over Milwaukee on Friday. He wasn’t usual in then grabbing a huge defensive rebound, and a possession later nabbing a steal on a Tyler Herro pass.</p><p>Usual talk? No, not for Wilson. He’s proving to be wal…
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Bulls come back to top Bucks 132-125 in home opener at Fiserv Forum despite 34 points from Tyler Herro
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Normal Powell had 25 points, rookie Caleb Wilson added 21 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 132-125 on Friday. The game was played four hours earlier than originally scheduled because of the Milwaukee Brewers hosting Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. Leonard Miller scored 19 points to […]
Clutch Caleb Wilson Leads Bulls to 1st Win! 132-125 vs Bucks
I know it’s just the Milwaukee Bucks, and I know it wasn’t perfect, but the Chicago Bulls just won their first game of the season, and Caleb Wilson led them to victory. That is the kind of stuff that gets me hyped. After a gut-wrenching and morale-killing loss to the Toronto Raptors on opening night, a clutch win against a division rival in the Bucks really does wipe the memory clean. This was the first night of a back-to-back, with an insanely…
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