Monday's Game 2 of the Bucks and Bulls' first-round series didn't blow anyone away on the scoreboard, but that doesn't mean the playoff intensity was absent.
Officials issued seven technical fouls, including two to Milwaukee's Zaza Pachulia in the fourth quarter.
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Four players were issued technical fouls in the second quarter for their involvement in a shoving match after Bulls guard Aaron Brooks was knocked over in a transition collision with Bucks forward John Henson.
Replay Review: player altercation in Q2 of #MILvCHI. Ruling: Henson, Mayo, Noah, Butler each issued Technical fouls. http://t.co/Jv6SXiYkXD
— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) April 21, 2015Brooks also was charged with a common foul. While it appears that mass technicals could have been avoided, more players got involved when Joakim Noah rushed to Brooks' aid. Bucks guard O.J. Mayo and the Bulls' Jimmy Butler seemingly exchanged choice words while grabbing each other's collars.
Pachulia racked up his technicals in quick succession. The first was for an elbow to Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic's head on a rebound:
Mirotic wasn't pleased with Pachulia, and pulled him down back down to the floor in a scramble for the ball on the other end. Pachulia reacted, and both players earned technicals for the scuffle. That was Pachulia's second T, which meant he was ejected.
The Bulls won, 91-82, after leading 39-38 at halftime. Chicago leads the best-of-seven series, 2-0.