article: Jimmy Butler set a play-off career-high for the second straight game with 31 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round NBA play-offs series. After scoring 25 points in Game 1, Butler was at his best down the stretch, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter. Chicago's Derrick Rose scored all of his 15 points in the second half after dominating in the series opener. Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler managed 31 points during his side's 91-82 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks . Butler chest bumps team-mate Joakim Noah during the Bulls' second play-off series win against the Bucks . Pau Gasol added 11 points and 16 rebounds and Mike Dunleavy Jr. scored 12 points for the third-seeded Bulls. Khris Middleton led the sixth-seeded Bucks with 22 points, and Michael Carter-Williams scored 12. Game three is Thursday at Milwaukee. In Oakland, California, Klay Thompson scored 26 points and Stephen Curry had 22 points and six assists as the Golden State Warriors regrouped from an early deficit to down the New Orleans Pelicans 97-87 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. The top-seeded Warriors fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter after a strong start by the Pelicans' Anthony Davis and Eric Gordon. A big burst before halftime pushed the Warriors ahead, and they did just enough in the closing moments to put away the pesky Pelicans. Game three is Thursday in New Orleans. Davis had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Gordon scored 23 points for the Pelicans. Klay Thompson slam dunks the ball on his way to 26 points in the Golden State Warriors' win on Monday . Stephen Curry drives forward with the ball during the Warriors' 97-87 win against the New Orleans Pelicans .
highlights: The Chicago Bulls defeated Milwaukee Bucks 91-82 on Monday night .
  Jimmy Butler managed 31 points as the Bulls took a 2-0 series lead .
  The Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 97-87 .
  Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry both starred for the Warriors .
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