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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 31 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 125 |
 Bucks | 35 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 129 |
NOPTeam statsMIL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 51-10250.0% | 13-3933.3% | 10-1471.4% | 47 | 32 | 9 |
| MIL | 52-9654.2% | 13-3141.9% | 12-1675.0% | 42 | 21 | 9 |
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Milwaukee Bucks129| 39 | 31 | 14-24 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +5.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 38 | 14-27 | 2-5 | 0 | 8-10 | 0 | −2 | +8.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 24, Career high (his best before, 19) | 9-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +14 | +12.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.5 | |||||
| 31 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +19 | −0.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.4 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.1 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | −1.0 | ||||||
| Team | 129 | 52-9654.2% | 13-3141.9% | 42 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 12-1675.0% | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 12 shooting
Did not play: D.J. Augustin (personal); Torrey Craig and D.J. Wilson (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans125| 37 | 34 | 15-26 | 0-2 | 4-5 | −11 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 23 | 11-25 | 1-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 16 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 0 | −20 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 7-14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | −4 | +7.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | |||
| 22 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | |||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.8 | ||||
| Team | 125 | 51-10250.0% | 13-3933.3% | 47 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 10-1471.4% | 12 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Nicolo Melli, Sindarius Thornwell, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Wenyen Gabriel, Jaxson Hayes and Kira Lewis Jr. (coach’s decision).
Bucks129Pelicans125ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points (24 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 129-125 for their fourth straight win.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 10-foot floater answered Zion Williamson’s cutting layup and put the Bucks back ahead for good with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s driving dunk with 1:19 left made it 128-125, and his free throw with 1.7 seconds left put it away at 129-125.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Pelicans 11-9. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 7 of the Bucks’ 11 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Khris Middleton had 31 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists, and Donte DiVincenzo added a career-high 24 points and 9 assists. The Bucks had 2 30-point scorers. Giannis Antetokounmpo and DiVincenzo set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points.
For the Pelicans, Williamson had 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Brandon Ingram scored 23 points but went 1 for 10 from 3. Lonzo Ball had 20 points and 8 assists. Steven Adams had 7 points and 13 rebounds. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bucks shot 54.2% from the field and 41.9% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 50.0% and 33.3%. The Pelicans forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Bucks outscored the Pelicans 21-5 on the fast break. The Bucks’ starters outscored the Pelicans 36-22 in 10 minutes together.
Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
117 points from the field on 96 shots: 16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-28 | 71.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-15 | 46.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-28 | 42.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | 34 | 11 | 4-12 | −3 |
| Josh Hart | 18 | 11 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Zion Williamson | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 10 | 4-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | 25 | 5 | 2-7 | −3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 20 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Josh Hart | 19 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 15 | 7-10 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bledsoe | 46 | 16 | 6-10 | +7 |
| Lonzo Ball | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Steven Adams | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
MIL
Highest Leverage Moments
Williamson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (34 PTS) (Bledsoe 5 AST)
Q4 2:01
24.9%
62→37
G. Antetokounmpo 10' Floating Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q4 1:45
24.9%
37→62
G. Antetokounmpo 1' Running Dunk (37 PTS)
Q4 1:19
22.4%
62→85
Middleton 12' Pullup Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q4 2:16
21.9%
40→62
Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Ball 6 AST)
Q4 4:59
19.1%
62→43
