The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls have played four times in the post season. The post-season series is tied 2-2. In total games the Milwaukee Bucks lead 10-8. Here is a complete breakdown of each series:
1974 Western Conference Finals (yes the Bucks used to be in the Western Conference):
In 1974 Milwaukee won the Western Conference, but eventually lost the in the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics. In the Western Conference Finals they swept the Chicago Bulls in a series that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar absolutely dominated.
- Game 1: Bucks: 101 – Bulls: 85
- Game 2: Bucks: 113 – Bulls: 111
- Game 3: Bucks: 113 – Bulls: 90
- Game 4: Bucks: 115 – Bulls: 99
1985 Eastern Conference First Round:
The 1985 series would feature the Bucks first loss to the Bulls in the post-season. However it was just one loss and the Bucks would remain undefeated in post-season series vs the Bulls. The final of the series was 3-1.
- Game 1: Bucks: 109 – Bulls 100
- Game 2: Bucks 122 – Bulls 115
- Game 3: Bucks 107 – Bulls: 109
- Game 4: Bucks: 105 – Bulls: 97
1990 Eastern Conference First Round:
In 1990 the Bucks suffered their first post-season series loss to the Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls. The Bulls had their way with a 3-1 series win:
- Game 1: Bucks: 97 – Bulls: 111
- Game 2: Bucks: 102 – Bulls: 109
- Game 3: Bucks: 119 – Bulls 112
- Game 4: Bucks: 86 – Bulls 110
2015 Eastern Conference First Round:
In 2015 the Milwaukee Bucks made the playoffs in Giannis’ second year in the league. While Milwaukee was significantly outmatched at the time, they forced a game 6 with the heavily favorited Chicago Bulls:
- Game 1: Bucks: 91 – Bulls: 103
- Game 2: Bucks: 82 – Bulls: 91
- Game 3: Bucks: 106 – Bulls: 113 (2 OT)
- Game 4: Bucks: 92 – Bulls: 90
- Game 5: Bucks: 94 – Bulls 88
- Game 6: Bucks 66 – Bulls: 120
Milwaukee looks to take a post-season series lead and extend their 10-8 game record vs the Bulls in this years’ post-season. How we personally think the Bucks will do vs the Bulls:
"The Milwaukee Bucks are going to kill the Chicago Bulls."
– Charles Barkley on TNT— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) April 11, 2022
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