Coby White scored 35 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 133-122 in the Bucks’ home opener at Fiserv Forum.
White’s 10-foot pull-up jumper put the Bulls ahead for good with 8:52 left in the third quarter.
The Bucks got within 102-101 on AJ Green’s pull-up 3-pointer with 11:02 to play, but Patrick Williams answered with a 3-pointer, and the Bucks got no closer than 105-102.
Zach LaVine scored 25 points (11 in the first quarter) on 9 for 15 shooting. Nikola Vučević added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Josh Giddey had 17 points and 9 assists. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers. Vučević and Giddey set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points and 11 rebounds on 15 for 23 shooting, and Damian Lillard added 28 points and 8 assists. Taurean Prince had 11 points and 8 rebounds.
The Bucks committed 15 turnovers to the Bulls’ 10. The Bulls made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by White and 4 by Vučević.