Chicago Bulls prove they can hang with the Milwaukee Bucks, but a chance to steal home court slips away – The Denver Post

A sense of dread accompanied the Chicago Bulls up Interstate 94 for their first postseason game in five years.

No one was giving them a shot in their first-round series with the Milwaukee Bucks. Even the most optimistic Bulls fans were just hoping to see a few good games before heading into the offseason and turning their attention to the baseball season.

Changing the narrative in Game 1 against the Bucks was seemingly imperative if the Bulls wanted to make this a competitive series. But when Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a 3-pointer a minute and a half into the game to give the Bucks a quick 9-0 lead, it seemed like the game was decided before the first State Farm commercial

There was no need for any spoiler alerts. We’d all seen this movie before.

But a funny thing happened on the way…