Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng, left, blocks the shot of Milwaukee Bucks guard Carlos Delfino, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Updated: Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 4:05 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009, 4:05 PM CST
CHICAGO (AP) - Luol Deng scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 18 down to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-81 on Tuesday night.
The Bucks had a chance to win it after Joakim Noah missed two free throws, but Ersan Ilyasova missed a 3-pointer, the ball landing out of bounds with 1.8 seconds left.
Derrick Rose scored 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls rebounded from back-to-back losses with a wild win. His dunk on a backdoor cut bumped the Bulls' lead to 82-75 with 1:28 left, but he also committed a costly turnover in the final minute, when Brandon Jennings picked off a pass and pulled up for a jumper that made it 82-81 with 22 seconds left.
Chicago's Brad Miller then hit the second free throw after missing the first. Noah blocked Jennings but missed both free throws with 13.7 seconds left, keeping the Bucks within two. But they couldn't capitalize.
Jennings took the inbounds, passed off to Ilyasova, who missed. It was a bitter finish for the Bucks, who were without the injured Michael Redd.
Jennings scored 25 points to lead Milwaukee.
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