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Brook Lopez added 30 points, former Pelican Jrue Holiday had 18
points and 11 assists and Pat Connaughton scored 11 points. The
Bucks shot 55.6 percent (45 of 81) from the floor.
Jonas Valanciunas had a season-high 37 points and 18 rebounds,
CJ McCollum scored 31 points, Zion Williamson had 18 and Trey
Murphy III 13 for the Pelicans, whose losing streak comes on the
heels of a seven-game winning streak.
Lopez made three 3-pointers and added a 2-pointer as the Bucks
increased their five-point halftime lead to nine points midway
through the third quarter.
They expanded the lead to 15 before taking a 100-90 lead at the
end of the period.
Antetokounmpo scored seven points in the first minute and a half
of the fourth quarter as Milwaukee opened a 107-92 lead.
Williamson scored eight points and assisted on a basket by
McCollum as New Orleans crept within three with 1:32 remaining.
But Holiday made a 3-pointer, rebounded a Pelicans miss and fed
Lopez for a layup and an eight-point lead with 1:02 remaining.
Valanciunas scored the Pelicans' first 15 points and Murphy
became his first teammate to score, making two free throws for a
17-14 lead.
The Bucks went on a 16-5 run and Connaughton's 3-pointer gave
them an eight-point lead, their biggest of the quarter.
McCollum made a layup and Dyson Daniels hit a 3-pointer to pull
New Orleans within 30-27 at the end of the period.
Milwaukee scored the first eight points of the second quarter
before Williamson made consecutive baskets for his first four
points.
Valanciunas made three 3-pointers in a span of 1:20 and McCollum
added a 3-pointer to get New Orleans within two points.
Antetokounmpo answered with consecutive dunks to help the Bucks
increase the lead to 66-61 at halftime. He finished the half
with 26 points, two fewer than Valanciunas.
--Field Level Media
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