Gary leads the Bucks to a win in Crescent City.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 111-107. Gary Trent Jr. led the Bucks with 29 points while Antonio Reeves (!) led the Pels with 23 points.
Game Recap
The Bucks and Pelicans traded blows to start this one. Milwaukee would build out a seven-point lead but New Orleans reeled them back in. Brook Lopez led the Bucks with eight points while Kyle Kuzma led the Bucks with six shot attempts. The Pelicans used a balanced attack to lead 31-28 after one.
Sparked by Gary Trent Jr. (…and Kuzma), the Bucks started the second quarter strong, including an 8-0 run that shot them back in front. Doc uncorked the rare AJax-Nance combo for a HOT second to no success. Milwaukee was able to stay in front of Nola until they finally succumbed to a Bruce Brown barrage amidst generally leaky defense inside. But fear not! A nine-point run to finish the half with multiple buckets from… Kuz gave the Bucks a 58-53 lead at the break.
That lead would quickly evaporate and then some in the third, thanks to two threes from A. Reeves (Antonio) and several scores from Yves “The Road Not Taken” Missi. New Orleans built out their game-high lead of five, but the Bucks crawled back to tie the game during a three minute drought in the Bayou. With a strong frame from Kevin Porter Jr. hey opened up a bit of a lead after that, but would only finish the quarter up 81-78.
It was a tight game through the start of the fourth. Ryan Rollins had some nice moments to keep Milwaukee’s nose in front. He then passed the baton to Lopez for several buckets (and contests) as the Bucks finally generated a double-digit lead with a 13-point run. That would temper a smidge before they would one-up themselves to lead by 11 with a minute and a half to go. The game was over at that point… only for an 8-0 run in the span of a minute to give us one more jolt before the buzzer.
Stat That Stood Out
The Bucks brought their track shoes, even on a SEGABABA: they racked up 24 points in transition and were constantly looking to push the pace.
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