The Chicago Bulls certainly got a lift in their playoff opener as Derrick Rose made his first playoff appearance in three years a memorable one. Rose looked crisp as he went for 23 points and dished out 7 assists in the Bulls game one win. Things didn't go quite so well for Buck's PG Michael Carter-Williams as he was on the short end of the Rose matchup, and shot 4-13 in his first playoff game ever. Carter-Williams had just 3 assists, and three turnovers to go with it. It wasn't the only area the Bulls dominated as Gibson, Gasol, and Noah all had double-digit rebounds, and there just wasn't any area the Bucks were competing in. The Bucks have a lot of players that have never appeared in a playoff game, and it showed in game one, and with a healthy Rose guiding the offense, the Bulls look like they could make a deep run, and should be able to cruise past Milwaukee at home once again. Lay the points on Chicago.
This pick was released to clients on April 20, 2015 at 9:33AM ET.
NBA
Milwaukee at Chicago
April 20, 2015
8:05 PM Eastern
2 units on Chicago -7.5 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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