All posts about the National Basketball Association by the Chicago Journal.
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Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas had been consistent in saying the team hoped to re-sign LaVine rather than lose him as an unrestricted free agent. He wanted to keep intact a core that helped Chicago reach the playoffs for the first time in five years.
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Though he didn't put up big numbers on offense, the 6-foot-7, 195-pound Terry played an important role on a team that won 33 games and reached the Sweet 16. Arizona won the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament championships and finished No. 2 in the final AP poll in coach Tommy Lloyd's first season.
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The Bucks won the last three games by an average of 23.3 points despite playing without Khris Middleton. The Bucks advanced to face Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with Game 1 on Sunday in Boston.
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Allen is 18 of 24 from the field and 11 for 14 on 3-pointers over the past two games. Zach LaVine led Chicago with 24 points and 13 assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 23 and Patrick Williams finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
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Grayson Allen made five 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Milwaukee dominated Chicago 111-81 on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series without the injured Khris Middleton.
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DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Bulls outlasted the Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Vucevic added 24 points and 13 rebounds, while LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bucks for just the second time in their last 19 meetings.
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Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, making their first playoff appearance in five years. LaVine had 18 points and 10 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
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DeRozan and Vucevic had the night off, LaVine was shelved to give his nagging knee an extra break, and Coby White was out with a sprained toe. The Bulls have also been without PG Lonzo Ball for the last three months with a knee injury.
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Coming off convincing losses to Miami, Milwaukee, and Boston, the Bulls never put up a fight against Charlotte. At one point in the third, they trailed by 37.
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DeRozan did all he could to carry Chicago, with two-time All-Star Zach LaVine sidelined because of ongoing soreness in his left knee. Patrick Williams added 18 points. Nikola Vucevic struggled, going 3 of 19 and scoring seven points.
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Donovan said the next step will probably be a “meeting of the minds” in the next day or two. And the possibility of Ball missing the remainder of the season is “on the table."
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Zach LaVine led Chicago with 33 points, DeMar DeRozan finished with 26, and the Bulls once again lost to an elite opponent. Chicago is a combined 2-19 against the top four teams in the East and West.