This was the season Rose's return and Butler's emergence as a primary scorer were going to catapult the duo into the discussion of the league's best backcourt. Instead, Butler's left elbow injury and Rose's torn right meniscus kept that title in the
He's getting better every game at his touch, handle, and playing under control. Vs. the Bulls in his first playoff game Saturday, Jimmy Butler interrupted his dribble. Antetokounmpo gathered the ball and went right back at Butler, all the way from the
Jimmy Butler might have forgotten he was wearing a microphone for TNT. Maybe just didn't care. Midway through the third quarter in an otherwise ugly, brick-infested Game 2 between the Bulls and Bucks, Butler trotted over to
It was a horrid first quarter, but as the game went along the Bulls got better and better. A Derrick Rose 3rd quarter and Jimmy Butler 4th sealed the win.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler set a playoff career-high for the second straight game with 31 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. After scoring 25 points in Game 1