The Milwaukee Bucks, shorthanded and undersized, put up a valiant fight against the New Orleans Pelicans, forcing overtime before falling 116-112.
Tonight’s game came at a critical juncture for Milwaukee; their season is far from being on the line, but a whole slew of important players remain unavailable, which weakens the team’s chances of piling up wins when those opportunities arise. It perhaps doesn’t matter all that much in the grand scheme of things, but for anyone concerned with playoff seeding (read: most of us), it’s a big deal. Or maybe just a medium deal, in any case, it’s a deal.