Preseason Game #1, Bulls @ Bucks

Noah said it definitely felt good to play, but he knew that wasn't enough.

"In the beginning of the game, things were going like 1,000 mph," he said. "Obviously, I just got to keep working and understand where I'm going to get my shots. I think I have to do a better job defensively as well."

Luol Deng had 16 points and Derrick Rose added 13 for Chicago.

The Bulls shot 42.5 percent and were outrebounded 42-27, but they forced 24 turnovers and had 14 steals to Milwaukee's eight.

"The best thing about the game is we have another one in a couple of days," Noah said. "It's preseason, just clean it up and get better."

First-year Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau agreed.

"We need to clean up a lot of that [defense]," he said. "We let the ball go everywhere."