The Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) hosted the Chicago Bulls (0-1) at Fiserv Forum this evening for their home opener.

Chicago built a 10-point lead at one point in the third quarter and took a 102-95 lead into the final frame thanks to a 39-point quarter. Nikola Vučević and Coby White each scored a dozen in the frame to lead the Bulls.

In a high-scoring first half, the Bucks took the lead 64-63 thanks to a last-second three-pointer from Bobby Portis Jr. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 17 points in the first half for Milwaukee, while Zach LaVine and White gave Chicago a 17-point lead with 17 each.

Damian Lillard scored 13 points in the first frame to help the Bucks take a 32-30 first quarter lead. With just under two minutes left, Milwaukee led by eight points, but the Bulls closed with a 6-0 run.

Milwaukee came out of its season-opening win over Philadelphia a bit banged up as starting shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. suffered a right calf bruise and Brook Lopez suffered a right quadriceps bruise. However, head coach Doc Rivers said both will be available for the game against Chicago. The Bucks are already without starting forward Khris Middleton.

Is Giannis playing?

He is available. The MVP candidate will likely play with right patella tendonitis. He overcame the injury in Wednesday’s season opener, scoring 25 points and grabbing 14 rebounds in the Bucks’ win.

Bucks injury report

• Khris Middleton is out (surgery on both ankles)

• Gary Trent Jr., available (right calf contusion)

• Brook Lopez, probable (right quadriceps contusion)

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, probable (right patella tendinitis)

Bucks starting lineup

• Guards: Damian Lillard, Gary Trent

• Forward: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bull Prince

• Center: Brook LopezInactive: Khris Middleton, Liam Robbins, Stanley Umude.

Bucks vs. Bulls odds, over/under

According to BetMGM, the Bucks are 9.5-point favorites to win against the Bulls. The over/under is 234.5 points.

Bucks 2024-25 Schedule

Here are the Bucks’ first five games on their 2024-25 schedule:

Wed, Oct 23rd Bucks 124, Philadelphia 76ers 109. Box score

Fri, Oct 25th vs. Chicago Bulls, 7 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, formerly Bally Sports Wisconsin)

Sun, Oct 27th @ Brooklyn Nets, 5 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, formerly Bally Sports Wisconsin)

Mon, Oct 28th @ Boston Celtics, 6:30 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, formerly Bally Sports Wisconsin; NBA TV)

Thu, Oct 31st @ Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, formerly Bally Sports Wisconsin)

Here is the Bucks’ complete schedule.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Bulls take a 102-95 lead against the Bucks after three quarters