Bulls End 11-Game Skid With Dominant 120-97 Win Over Bucks Behind Giddey’s Triple-Double

There are wins. And then there are statements.

Sunday’s game at the United Center was the latter. Final score: 120-97. A 27-0 run. Milwaukee went nearly 7.5 minutes without scoring a single point and missed 17 consecutive shots in a stretch that left the Bucks — and everyone watching — completely stunned.

This wasn’t just a win. It was a release. A breath. The end of a suffocating 11-game losing streak that had stretched across the entire month of February. The Bulls were 0-11 in February, their last win coming on January 31st in Miami. For a franchise that prides itself on toughness, that skid stung.

But on Sunday? The Bulls looked like a completely different team.

Giddey Delivers His Eighth Triple-Double of the Season

You want to talk about a performance? Let’s talk about Josh Giddey.

The Australian point guard finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists — his eighth triple-double of the season and his 15th as a member of the Bulls. That last number means something. With his 15th franchise triple-double, Giddey officially tied Scottie Pippen for second place on Chicago’s all-time list.

Scottie Pippen. Let that sit for a moment.

Giddey’s eight triple-doubles this season rank third-most in the entire NBA, and if Sunday’s performance is any indication, he’s not done climbing. He was everywhere. Organizing the offense, crashing the glass, finding cutters, making plays. The kind of floor general Chicago has needed.

Sexton and Buzelis Step Up When It Mattered Most

Giddey didn’t do it alone — not even close.

Collin Sexton came off the bench and delivered 22 points on an efficient 9-of-14 from the field, finishing with a +28 rating. When the Bulls needed someone to make a play in the fourth quarter, Sexton answered. His pull-up jumper with under a minute gone in the fourth gave Chicago a 91-89 lead and never looked back.

Matas Buzelis added 20 points and seven rebounds. The young forward hit four three-pointers and delivered a crucial tying floater to open the fourth quarter — the kind of composed, heads-up play that shifts momentum entirely. At just 22 years old, Buzelis is starting to look more and more like a legitimate piece of Chicago’s future.

Leonard Miller Has a Night to Remember

If there was a breakout performance in Sunday’s win, it belonged to Leonard Miller.

The 22-year-old forward set career highs across the board — 15 points, five rebounds, four assists, and a staggering +38 rating. He shot 6-of-8 from the field and knocked down two three-pointers. Back-to-back games in double figures. The kid is figuring it out, and he’s doing it fast.

Miller’s energy, his hustle, his ability to impact the game in multiple ways — it all showed up Sunday. And with Bears coach Ben Johnson watching from a suite alongside Scottie Pippen himself, the moment had a certain electricity to it. Johnson, who sent Chicago into a frenzy by feigning pulling off his shirt on the video board — a callback to his celebration after beating Philadelphia — got a standing ovation. The city’s sporting energy is building.

The 27-0 Run: How It Happened

Down 89-81 late in the third quarter, the Bulls looked shaky. Milwaukee had already gone on a 17-0 run earlier in the game to build a 16-point second-quarter lead. The Bucks led 66-51 at halftime. Reasonable people were writing Chicago off.

Then everything changed.

Tre Jones hit two free throws to kick off what became an avalanche. Buzelis tied the game with a floater. Sexton put Chicago ahead with a pull-up jumper 53 seconds into the fourth. And then? Milwaukee just… stopped scoring.

The Bucks went 7.5 minutes without a single point. They missed 17 straight shots. The United Center grew louder with every empty possession. By the time Kevin Porter Jr. finally ended the drought with two free throws at the 5:51 mark, it was already over. Chicago had outscored Milwaukee 27-0 during that run, one of the most dominant stretches of basketball the Bulls have put together in years.

Bucks Struggling Without Giannis

It’s hard to evaluate Milwaukee fairly right now, and it would be wrong not to acknowledge that.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has now missed 15 consecutive games with a strained right calf. The two-time MVP has been sidelined since January 23rd, and the Bucks are clearly a shell of themselves without him. Bobby Portis led Milwaukee with 18 points, but shot efficiency was brutal — Milwaukee hit just 36.8% from the field compared to Chicago’s 51.2%.

This was Milwaukee’s second straight blowout loss. The team is missing its heartbeat.

What This Win Means for the Bulls

It means something real.

Not just in the standings — Chicago improves to 25-36 and snaps one of the ugliest skids in recent franchise history — but in terms of identity. This group showed it can fight back. Down 16. Struggling through an entire lost month. Still finding a way.

The road ahead isn’t easy. The Bulls host Oklahoma City on Tuesday night — a team that beat Dallas by 13 on Sunday and is playing some of the best basketball in the league. But after what Chicago did to Milwaukee, there’s a confidence in that locker room that wasn’t there two days ago.

Sometimes, all a team needs is a moment to remember who they are.

Sunday at the United Center? That was the Bulls remembering.