Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 29 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks went on a 22-8 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-107 for their fourth straight win.
The Pelicans led 91-88 with 8:07 left in the fourth quarter. Ryan Rollins’ driving layup put the Bucks ahead for good with 7:23 left. Brook Lopez scored 8 points during the run, and they led 110-99 with 1:29 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Rollins had 2 of his 4 steals in 19 seconds, the first leading to his own free throws and the second to his own driving layup that put the Bucks ahead 92-91.
Lopez had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 20 points (10 in the paint) and 8 rebounds. The Bucks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Antonio Reeves scored 23 points with 5 3-pointers, and Yves Missi added 18 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting.
The Pelicans forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.