The Chicago Bulls arch nemesis Grayson Allen shot the team down in Game 3 of their first round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. That streak has continued into Game 4, as Allen leads the Bucks in scoring at halftime— despite heavy antagonizing from the Chicago crowd.
The Bulls trail the Bucks by 15 at the half and Allen has 16 points to lead all scorers in the game, connecting on four of five three point attempts.
The Chicago crowd have let Allen have it all game long, booing him whenever he touched the ball to start the game. That energy quickly faded as Allen went to work on the Bulls.
Allen’s play broke the game open for the Bucks, who were in a close contest with the Bulls before his hot streak.
Grayson Allen is getting heavy boos, but he continues to deliver in Chicago in this series. Now 5-of-6 on the game and 4-of-4 behind the arc with 14 points.
— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) April 24, 2022
To add insult to injury, the Bucks bench seemingly mocked the Bulls crowd. When Allen would hit a three, Milwaukee would boo him along with the crowd. Allen was seen laughing after the fact.
The Chicago fan base’s beef with Allen stems from the January incident which saw Allen grab Alex Caruso out of the air. Caruso fractured his wrist on the play and missed seven weeks. In those seven weeks, Chicago struggled to defend the perimeter– going under .500.
After the play, Allen was seen laughing on the sideline prior to being ejected. The next morning, the Bucks Twitter posted a gif of Allen eating a donut, mocking the Bulls. Once it was announced that Caruso fractured his wrist, the team’s Twitter deleted their post. Allen claimed that he reached out to Caruso, though Caruso said that never happened.
Either way, Chicago will need to figure out a way to limit Allen’s impact if they want to avoid going down 3-1 against the defending champion Bucks.