Short handed or not, Bulls beat Bucks in Hoiberg’s Pre-Season opener

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Jimmy Butler and Doug McDermott scored 23 points each to lead the Bulls to a 105-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, making new coach Fred Hoiberg a winner in his preseason debut. Rashad Vaughn had a team-high 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting. . Miles Plumlee had 12 points for the Bucks. Butler was 7 for 12 from the field in 25 minutes. . McDermott, who was 0 for 5 from the field in the first half, scored all his points in the second half on 8-for-14 shooting. . Nikola Mirotic had 18 points and eight rebounds. Derrick Rose (left orbital fracture) and Pau Gasol (rest)along with Kirk Hinrich,Taj Gibson and Mike Dunleavy all didn’t play for the Bulls. … Milwaukee’s Jabari Parker, recovering from ACL surgery last December, won’t play in a preseason game until at least next week, according to coach Jason Kidd.
NOTES—Up next: The Bulls face Denver on Thursday in Boulder, Colorado. … Milwaukee hosts Detroit on Saturday.-+