Pelicans vs Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 42 and Bucks stifled Zion Williamson in 128-119 victory over Pelicans. Brook Lopez added a season-high 30 points.

It was the only shot he took in the quarter, and he didn’t score his first points until the 10:25 mark of the second. The Cavaliers have kept pace with the Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings behind the play of all-star guards Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland. Giannis Antetokounmpo was bringing the thunder in New Orleans, and that included this fast break dunk that nearly cost the Bucks a bench warning for celebrating too hard. [Ingles brings a big heart (and a lot of trash talk) to the Bucks. He scored 19 points in his last game in Memphis on Dec. 7 when he averaged 35.9 points per game on 60.7% shooting and a 70.8% mark from the free throw line. The Bucks' all-star missed his second straight game with right knee soreness, but Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said before the Pelicans game that Middleton is considered day-to-day and there is hope he will play on this extended road trip. Antetokounmpo’s aggressiveness came after missing Saturday’s game with left knee soreness, and a three-game stretch prior to where he scored 16 and 19 points in losses at Houston and Memphis. The Bucks had a balanced scoring night with nine different players denting the scoreboard, but they were led by their two big men – and in different ways. And Williamson was essentially turned into a non-factor in the first three quarters, scoring nine points on just 3-of-6 shooting. Williamson turned it up in the fourth, however, scoring nine points as the Pelicans cut an 18-point deficit down to three with under two minutes left. And he did, as he reached his season-high point total (32) with 7:01 left in the third quarter.

The New Orleans Pelicans have lost three in a row, including a gut-wrenching blown game to the Suns, so can they bounce back against the Bucks?

I think the Pels will respond to the tough defeat against the Suns and have played well at home, so if Nance Jr. The Pels need his defense and toughness off the bench and if he is out, they are going to have an uphill battle. It’s tough to make a prediction without knowing the status of Larry Nance Jr. Can New Orleans bounce back and get a huge win at home against Giannis, Jrue Holiday and the Bucks? is also questionable tonight, which would be another huge blow for the Pelicans, especially against the giant Bucks. The Pels hadn’t faced many tribulations this season even though they’ve had a lot of injuries, as they had won seven straight before this recent three-game skid.

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Brandon Ingram (toe), EJ Liddell (knee) and Dereon Seabron (two-way contract) are out. Meanwhile, the Bucks begin a five-game road trip in New Orleans on Monday. They will look to get back on track with the Bucks, who they went 1-1 against last season.

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