Giannis Antetokounmpo returns, Bucks roll to win over Bulls

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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 17 rebounds in his return to action and the Milwaukee Bucks extended their recent mastery of the Chicago Bulls with a 126-98 blowout on Tuesday night.

Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks’ 138-119 loss at Minnesota on Saturday due to a sore right knee. Milwaukee played without All-Star forward Khris Middleton, who was dealing with a sore left wrist.

"He took a fall in the Minnesota game, and it was pretty sore and stiff, so we’ve had it looked at," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said before the game. "We feel like it’s short term, but we’ll see how he feels the next day or two."

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Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo drives past Chicago Bulls' Javonte Green during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Jrue Holiday had a game-high 27 points to go along with seven assists and no turnovers as the Bucks won for the 15th time in their last 16 meetings with the Bulls, including all three matchups this season. Chicago's lone win during that stretch came in the 2019-20 regular-season finale, when the Bucks rested their starters because they were locked into the East’s No. 3 playoff seed.

"Jrue was being Jrue," Antetokounmpo said. "Jrue was being aggressive, making good decisions, getting downhill, getting everybody involved, guarding Zach (LaVine). Everybody was doing their job. Obviously we knew that Khris wasn't playing, and Khris is a big part of our team and what we do here, but at the end of the day, even with the team that we have, we're a great team."

Brook Lopez had 10 points and six rebounds in