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MILWAUKEE -- It was the Giannis and Jabari show Thursday night for the Milwaukee Bucks.Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Parker added 28 in leading Milwaukee to a 108-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls.Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.Antetokounmpo has totaled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his last three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his past five.If were just being judged on points, then theyre playing really well, Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. But its not all about points. Unfortunately, thats all you guys write about. Its a team game, but it comes down to winning and doing your job. Both of those guys did their jobs tonight.Chicago lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped its third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade. The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson in the opener of a home-and-home between the teams on back-to-back nights.The Bucks went up 95-71 on a dunk by Antetokounmpo with 10:01 remaining. Chicago cut the deficit in half by scoring the next 12 points, with 10 of them coming from Wade. His two free throws trimmed the margin to 95-83 with 7:14 to go.Milwaukee led by at least eight the rest of the way, marking just the second time this season the Bucks never trailed in a game.I think everybody did a great job keeping the lead, Antetokounmpo said. Its hard to keep a lead for 24 minutes, for a half. Its hard sometimes.The Bucks biggest lead of the night was 27 on a dunk by Tony Snell that made it 58-31 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.The advantage was 64-45 at halftime, as Antetokounmpo (20), Parker (17) and Mirza Teletovic (10) combined to outscore Chicago by two points.Milwaukee shot 80 percent (8 for 10) from 3-point range while Chicago was 1 for 9 (11.1 percent) from beyond the arc in the first two quarters.They were too comfortable early, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. We didnt want to give them dare shots, we wanted to keep them out of the paint, and they were hitting them.TIP-INSBulls: Rajan Rondo returned to the starting lineup after missing Tuesdays game against Minnesota because of a right ankle sprain. ... Butler has 79 points in his last three games and has scored at least 20 in 18 of his last 19 outings. ... Chicago lost at Milwaukee for just the fifth time in the last 15 games.Bucks: There was a moment of silence following the death of longtime TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager, and Milwaukee players wore Sager Strong T-shirts during pregame warmups that resembled the outfit he wore at the recent ESPYs. Even mascot Bango donned a funky blue sport coat and plaid pants in Sagers honor. ... Michael Beasley missed his first game of the season with a left foot sprain.STRONG DIVISIONMilwaukee improved to 12-12, making the Central Division the only one in the NBA with every team at .500 or better.LETS PLAY TWONot only does Milwaukee play Chicago on consecutive nights, the Bucks also play back-to-back games against Cleveland on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then against Washington on Dec. 23 and Dec. 26. Scouting reports are easy, quipped Kidd.TRADE TALKMilwaukee traded Michael Carter-Williams to Chicago for Tony Snell on Oct. 17. 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Thats a conversation we need to have as we look toward these next couple days -- if hes going to be available or not. You can only go short so long especially the way weve been using our pen.Rookie left-hander Tyler Anderson will start Saturday and try to minimize the load on the bullpen. Hes 2/3 with a 3.43 in his first seven career starts. Five of those games have been at Coors Field, where Anderson is 2-1 with a 3.26 ERA. In 30 1/3 innings in those games at Coors Field, Anderson has seven walks and 29 strikeouts.Coors Field can be a demon to a young Rockies pitcher, trying to gain his footing in the majors. For example, Jon Gray had trouble pitching there last season after being recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque but has thrived at Coors Field this year. And Eddie Butler, who is starting at Albuquerque and went 2-5 with a 6.96 ERA in 12 games, nine starts, with the Rockies this season, has never settled in at Coors Field.To his credit, Anderson is faring just fine at Coors Field, giving him one less thing to worry about at the outset of his career. Hes coming off a Coors Field win in his last start Monday against Tampa Bay in which he allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings in the Rockies 7-4 victory.Just the biggest thing to pitchhing here from all the guys that Ive talked to and everything we stress is not having walks, Anderson said.dddddddddddd You can see, my last start, I gave up the most runs (four) and I had also the most walks (3).Those two correlate, especially at this field because usually you can give up a couple base hits and the guy doesnt score. But here a lot of balls make it to the wall, because theres so much ground out there that the guys score from first (on a double) all the time. So I think just eliminating walks is the biggest thing.The Rockies have won eight straight games against the Braves at Coors Field and 12 of their past 14 overall against the Braves.Matt Wisler, who will oppose Anderson, is 4-9 with a 4.67 ERA in 19 games, 18 starts. In his last outing Monday at Cincinnati, Wisler lost 8-2 and allowed eight hits and six runs, five earned, in five innings. In 11 starts on the road this season, Wisler is 1-6 with a 4.33 ERA.The Braves expect to know more Saturday about their ace Julio Teheran, who left Fridays game in the fifth inning with tightness in the latissimus dorsi muscles on the right side of his back. The Braves are likely to wait a day or two before deciding whether it will be necessary to put Teheran on the 15-day disabled list.Teheran said he felt discomfort in his lat while throwing a pitch in the third inning but thought he could make it through five innings. He felt something again in the lat while facing Mark Reynolds to lead off the fifth and left the game after his infield single.Braves interim manager Brian Snitker said he hopes Teheran could return within a few days.Hopefully, its all clear, but well see, Teheran said. Well take it day-by-day, and hopefully I dont have to miss a start or anything like that. interim manager Brian Snitker said he ' ' '