Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and 17 rebounds in his return to action as the Milwaukee Bucks (45-27) routed the Chicago Bulls (42-30) 126-98 on March 22 in Wisconsin.
The Bulls remain in fifth place in the Eastern Conference as the NBA playoffs near, and the loss came a day after Chicago routed Toronto.
According to ESPN, Antetokounmpo missed the Bucks' 138-119 loss at Minnesota on March 19 because of a sore right knee. Milwaukee played without All-Star forward Khris Middleton, who was dealing with a sore left wrist.
Jrue Holiday had a game-high 27 points to go along with seven assists and no turnovers as the Bucks won for the 15th time in their last 16 meetings with the Bulls, including all three matchups this season.
Nikola Vucevic had 22 points for the Bulls, who opened a five-game trip one night after a 113-99 victory over the Toronto Raptors. DeMar DeRozan and LaVine added 21 points each as the Bulls lost for the ninth time in 12 games.
Chicago next plays at New Orleans on Thursday, March 24.