Without Giannis Antetokounmpo on the second night of a back-to-back, five Bucks scored at least 14 points to edge past a very depleted Pelicans squad in the Crescent City, a back-and-forth battle with 18 lead changes and 17 ties. Gary Trent Jr. poured in a game-high 29 while Brook Lopez and Kevin Porter Jr. each had 20 for Milwaukee. Antonio Reeves led New Orleans with 23. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast Bucks In Six Minutes below.
What Did We Learn?
The last time Giannis missed was a week and a half ago in Denver, and for that one, Doc Rivers swapped Porter for Ryan Rollins in the starting lineup.