Grayson Allen Has Career Game As Bucks Take 31 Firstround Series Lead

Associated Press Andrew Seligman

CHICAGO — Grayson Allen is once again replying to photos of fans and teammates.

By the time he finished, he had scored the most points in a postseason game. And the Milwaukee Bucks left with another bad win.

Allen had 27 points and six 3-pointers, Giannis Antikonbe had 32 points and 17 rebounds, and Milwaukee beat the Chicago Bulls 119-95 on Sunday to go 3-1 in the first round.

Jrue Holiday scored 26 goals and runners-up Bucks grabbed another easy win after two home games.

They have a 54 point lead over the Bulls in their last two matches. That includes Friday's 111-81, which was the biggest knockout loss in franchise history.

The Bucks advanced 22 early in the third quarter and consolidated after a Chicago push. The NBA runner-up will seek to end his record on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.

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Allen put in another impressive performance off the bench, scoring 22 points from his previous postseason tally in Game 3. He shot 10 of 12 and hit 6 of 3 of 7, again blocking it all the time.

Allen had a villain image in his first season in Milwaukee while at Duke. Misunderstood especially in Chicago, fans broke goalkeeper Alex Caruso-Bulls wrist in a fatal error during a game in Milwaukee in January.

Since then, the band members have started having fun with the chefs, listening to rehearsals and film screenings, and listening on buses and hotels. And now they are also playing games.

"You had fun," Allen said with a laugh. "I thought it was ridiculous. Honestly, I thought it was ridiculous. They enjoyed it. It was much easier to listen during the game because they thought it was so much fun."

Allen is 24-18 from the field and 11-14 with 3 points in the last two games. Khris Middleton will miss the rest of the series after spraining his left knee in Game 2, which the Bucks need.

"He's playing really well here in Chicago," said coach Mike Budenholzer. "I think that's his best basketball. I think he's just a rival in him, a fight in him. It's still there, but maybe a little bigger when we're here.

Antetokounp made seven assists. I've been on vacation five times three times.

Bobby Portes had 14 points and 10 rebounds in his second straight game without Middleton, and the Bucks beat the Bulls 19 times in 21 games.

Zach Lavigne led Chicago with 24 points and 13 assists, DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, and Patrick Williams finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

"We did a really good job and we're still scoring goals," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. "I think sometimes we move the ball and make each other look good and the ball doesn't go into the basket. I think it's draining. And you feel it a little bit."

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The Bucks: Portis and LaVine had to part ways in the closing minutes as they clashed near the Bulls seat and swapped positions. Portis put her glasses back on to protect her right eye. Portis suffered a scratch in Game 2 when Tristan Thompson of Chicago hit him in search of a rebound. ... keeper George Hill (abdominal strain) lost his fifth game in a row. …goalkeeper Luca Vildoza cannot be used because of a disease other than COVID. The 26-year-old Argentine played eight minutes in Game 3 of his NBA debut after signing for PAC on April 6.

Bulls: Caruso scored after suffering a nosebleed late in the first half. Jevonne Carter from Milwaukee accidentally punches Caruso in the face when Caruso tries to corner the tight Antitoconmo group. ...Chicago has lost six home games in a row since losing to Cleveland in Game 3 of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals. Chicago has trailed that record in six games. ... Assistant coach Maurice Cheeks returns with an illness unrelated to COVID-19 after losing his third game.

Milwaukee 25 31 34 29-119

Chicago 22 19 33 21-95

Milwaukee—J. Antetokonmo 11-22 9-12 32, Gate 6-12 1-3 14, Lopez 1-4 0-0 2, Holiday 10-21 1-2 26, Matthews 2-6 0-0 6, Ibaca 2-2 0 -0 4, Noora 0-0 0-0 0, Te Antitokonmo 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 10-12 1-1 27, Carter 1-3 0-0 3, Connaughton 2-4 0 -0 5, Tucker 0-0 0-0 0. Overall 45-86 12-18119.

Chicago - DeRozan 8-20 7-8 23 Williams 7-13 3-3 20 Vucevich 5-14 0-0 11 Caruso 0-1 0-0 0 Lavigne 8-18 6-6 24 Brown Jr 0-2 0-0 0, Jones Junior 2-5 0-0 5, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Dosunmo 3-7 0-0 8, Green 1-5 0-0 2, White 1-5 0 -0 2. Together- equals 35 -90 16-17 95.

3 points - Midfielder 17-33 (Allen 6-7, Holiday 5-8, Matthews 2-5, Carter 1-1, Connaughton 1-3, J. Antetokounmue 1-3, Gates 1-4, Lopez 0- ). 2), CI 9-36 (Williams 3-6, Dosunmo 2-5, Lavigne 2-6, Jones Jr. 1-3, Vucevich 1-6, Brown Jr. 0-1, Caruso 0-1, White 0- ). 3, dirosan 0-5). Jump - M 51 (G.Antetokounmpo 17), C 44 (Vucevic, Williams 10). Grant - M 21 (G.Antetokounmpo, Holiday 7), C 27 (Lavigne 13). Total error - M 23, C 18. To. - 22020.

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