The Bucks lost their home opener to the Bulls, 132-125, after leading by 15 in the first quarter and by one point with 1:16 to play. Milwaukee is 0-2, 15th in the East, and half a game behind Brooklyn for 10th.
Last season
Last season the Bucks went 32-50, with a defensive rating of 118.3 and a net rating of minus-6.1. Tyler Herro averaged 20.5 points in 33 games last season. He came to Milwaukee in the June 23 trade that sent Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, and Taylor Jenkins now coaches a roster rebuilt around him. Two games in, the defense has not changed much.
October 21
The season opened with a 128-116 loss at Washington. Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted that the Wizards shot 41 free throws. Jaquez led Milwaukee with 18 points and Herro added 17. Two nights later the Bucks were home again, and the whistles kept coming.
October 23, first half
Milwaukee led 32-17 after one quarter, and Owczarski noted that Chicago made 1 of 14 threes in that period. The lead reached 15. Then the Bulls scored 16 straight points to turn 51-39 into 55-51, and Jenkins called a timeout. The Bucks still went to halftime ahead 62-61. Owczarski counted 18 personal fouls and a Flagrant 1 in the half, and Brayden Burries was called for the first flagrant foul of his career.
October 23, fourth quarter
It was 104-102 after three quarters. An 8-0 Bulls run that carried over from the third made it 108-104. Herro answered: the Journal Sentinel reported he hit back-to-back threes for a 119-118 lead during an 8-0 Bucks run. Milwaukee led 123-122 with 1:16 left. Chicago then scored eight straight. The key play was a Herro bad pass that Caleb Wilson stole with 15 seconds left, and Tre Jones finished it at the free-throw line.
After the buzzer
Herro gets an A-minus: 34 points, 13 of them in the fourth, on 12-of-24 shooting and 5-of-10 from three, with one turnover that came at the worst moment. Jaquez gets a C-plus: 19 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists on 7-of-11 shooting, offset by six turnovers. Myles Turner gets a C-minus: five blocks, but 5-of-12 shooting and a minus-13. Kel'el Ware was plus-10 in 15 minutes. AJ Green was minus-17 in 17.
How did the Bucks lose to the Bulls after leading by 15?
Chicago went on a 16-0 run in the second quarter and outscored Milwaukee 30-21 in the fourth. The Bulls closed with eight straight points after the Bucks led 123-122 with 1:16 left.
Who led the Bucks in scoring against the Bulls?
Tyler Herro scored 34 points on 12-of-24 shooting, including 13 in the fourth quarter. Jaime Jaquez added 19 points and 11 rebounds.
