Milwaukee Bucks 126, New Orleans Pelicans 131 — Recap

January 29, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Milwaukee Bucks 126, New Orleans Pelicans 131. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIL 21-35 NOP; Q2 MIL 24-33 NOP; Q3 MIL 44-35 NOP; Q4 MIL 37-28 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 38 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-27 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 28 points, 0 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Lonzo Ball (NOP) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Eric Bledsoe (NOP) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Jrue Holiday (MIL) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIL

Giannis Antetokounmpo

38 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 15-27 FG

Scoring · NOP

Brandon Ingram

28 PTS, 0 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 7-15 FG

Scoring · NOP

Lonzo Ball

27 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 7 3PM · 10-20 FG

Season highs

Lonzo Ball · Season-high 27 pointsSteven Adams · Season-high 20 reboundsLonzo Ball · Season-high 7 threesEric Bledsoe · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIL	21	24	44	37		126
NOP	35	33	35	28		131

🧮 How They Scored

MILNOP

62Points in the paint40

18Fast-break points16

14Second-chance points13

12Points off turnovers15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.8%Effective FG%57.8%

10.2%Turnover %7.7%

26.7%Offensive rebound %24.5%

0.229Free-throw rate0.292

Box Score

Milwaukee Bucks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	39	38	11	5	2	2	4	15-27	2-7	6-7	0
Jrue Holiday G	38	22	9	5	1	1	1	8-17	3-9	3-4	-6
Khris Middleton F	36	16	8	8	2	0	1	6-17	1-6	3-3	+6
Brook Lopez C	32	16	3	0	0	1	2	5-8	2-5	4-6	+3
Donte DiVincenzo G	24	10	3	2	0	0	1	4-8	2-3	0-0	-10
Bryn Forbes G	22	8	3	1	0	0	1	3-5	2-3	0-0	+2
Pat Connaughton G	20	9	7	3	0	1	0	4-6	1-2	0-0	+9
Bobby Portis F	13	5	4	1	0	0	1	2-4	0-0	1-2	-7
D.J. Augustin G	10	2	1	3	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-12
Torrey Craig F	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	-10

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Steven Adams C	38	4	20	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	0-0	-3
Brandon Ingram F	35	28	0	4	1	1	1	7-15	3-8	11-13	-2
Lonzo Ball G	35	27	3	8	1	0	2	10-20	7-13	0-0	+8
Eric Bledsoe G	34	25	2	4	0	1	2	9-21	7-14	0-2	+3
Zion Williamson F	34	21	9	7	1	1	2	7-13	0-0	7-10	+10
Josh Hart G	25	15	5	5	1	0	0	5-8	3-5	2-3	+9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	6	4	0	2	0	0	3-10	0-5	0-0	-3
Nicolo Melli F	16	5	2	2	1	0	1	2-4	1-3	0-0	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Milwaukee BucksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bench	39	38	63.2	35.1	+5.5	17.4
Jrue Holiday	Bench	38	22	58.6	21.7	-5.8	11.1
Brook Lopez	Bench	32	16	75.2	15.9	+5.7	5.7
Khris Middleton	Bench	36	16	43.7	21.1	+4.7	9.0
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	24	10	62.5	14.5	-16.2	5.8
Pat Connaughton	Bench	20	9	75.0	12.2	+20.6	17.8
Bryn Forbes	Bench	22	8	80.0	11.5	+11.6	5.5
Bobby Portis	Bench	13	5	51.2	19.4	-38.5	5.6
D.J. Augustin	Bench	10	2	50.0	11.5	-72.2	8.5
Torrey Craig	Bench	5	0	0.0	14.3	-104.5	-12.9

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	35	28	67.6	24.7	-4.6	11.6
Lonzo Ball	Bench	35	27	67.5	25.0	+10.3	15.3
Eric Bledsoe	Bench	34	25	57.1	26.1	-4.0	7.6
Zion Williamson	Bench	34	21	60.3	21.3	+11.7	15.4
Josh Hart	Bench	25	15	80.5	15.3	+16.4	13.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	6	30.0	18.5	-10.9	3.2
Nicolo Melli	Bench	16	5	62.5	13.2	+4.9	5.1
Steven Adams	Bench	38	4	40.0	6.3	-8.2	6.9