After a bit of a queasy start to begin, the Bucks rebounded by taking a 33-31 lead into the second quarter. New Orleans didn’t shy away from the 3-ball early on, as they chucked up 17 of them in the first quarter and converted on eight. They’d continue to revert to that style through the remainder of the half, and it helped them transition into halftime with a four point lead, 66-62.
Following a surge of Jhalil Okafor early on in the third quarter, Anthony Davis would return midway through the third quarter from an illness. At the end of three, we were neck-and-neck at 90 apiece.