Milwaukee Bucks-Chicago Bulls played twice in one week. These two teams do not seem to be a fan of each other. Bucks do not like the peskiness of the Bulls. And Chicago does not like Milwaukee treating them like a little brother. Regardless of that, Bulls failed to win yet again versus Milwaukee. Bucks have won eight straight games against the Bulls. They haven’t lost to Chicago since 2017. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way yet again for Milwaukee’s professional basketball team as they win their fourth straight game.

Player of the Game: Giannis Antetokounmpo – Solid performance for Giannis. He scored 33 points with 10 rebounds pushing the Bucks past the Bulls. Antetokounmpo has not had one game without a double-double. This is now 13 straight games with a double-double. If you’re curious about who has the record, Wilt Chamberlain had an eye-popping 227 double-doubles. Since the merger, Kevin Love has the record with 53. Ways to go for Giannis, but something to watch this season.

Honorable Mention: Brook Lopez – Brook had himself a good game yet again. Like we talked about Eric Bledsoe last week, Bucks have multiple guys that can be second bananas. Lopez took over that role in the last two games. He scored 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Bulls’ big men do not seem to understand how to defend Milwaukee. Both Lopez and Giannis gave them buckets inside the paint.

The Thing I Liked: Bucks’ three-pointers came back to life – Good to see Milwaukee hit some 3-pointers last night. They had 15 threes last night for an average of 41 percent from deep. That’s encouraging to see as they struggled behind the arc without Khris Middleton. Giannis, Donte DiVencenzo, Sterling Brown, and George Hill all had multiple 3-pointers last night against the Bulls.

A Thing To Watch: Giannis versus the Refs – We talked about this on the podcast last with Mitch and me on Tapping The Keg but it appears the referees conversation is getting louder. Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a great piece about it from last night. I hope the national media and the NBA are paying attention because it is clear the Bucks are sick of it.

Next up: Milwaukee finishes up their road trip on Wednesday night against Atlanta. This feels like a game that Giannis is going to dominant with no John Collins being there. I keep guessing when Milwaukee will rest Giannis and this could be a possible one though. Trae Young versus Eric Bledsoe is going to be a very good matchup.

Charlie.