Milwaukee at Chicago

The Chicago Bulls looked impressive in their playoff series last year vs. the Celtics, but something is missing. The missing piece is Ben Gordon, and already the Bulls are feeling the negative effects of not having him around to give the offense a lift. The Bulls averaged 108.1 ppg in their last 17 games a year ago, and so far this year they haven't even reached the century mark. The Bulls three game average is just under 90 per game which becomes dangerous territory when laying a bundle and trying to get the cover. The Bucks seem to be about to turn the corner every year, but injuries get in their way and there just isn't enough depth of talent to overcome them. For now they have Bogut and Redd on the court and an emerging Brandon Jennings adding over 20 a game. I like them to stay close to the Bulls here. Milwaukee gets the call.