Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans Game Player Stats and Box Scores for March 28

The Milwaukee Bucks were in Louisiana on Thursday for a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. After winning 141-117 in the first meeting, the Bucks could sweep the season series against their Western Conference playoff-bound opponents. Milwaukee’s Big Three of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton were cleared to play so they will be at the forefront of the Bucks’ attack.

The first quarter was a somewhat sloppy start with both teams struggling to put up points. The defense also played a key part in the stuttering beginning. New Orleans emerged with a 26-25 lead after the first 12 minutes ended.

The second frame was a more free-flowing game with the Pelicans rampaging through Milwaukee’s defense. CJ McCollum, Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas pushed the home team to a 61-45 advantage after the first half. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Malik Beasley each had 12 points to stay within sight of the hosts.

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The Milwaukee Bucks played with more pep in their step in the third quarter. Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, they steadily cut the New Orleans Pelicans' lead. Timely shots from Damian Lillard also pushed momentum to the visitors' side.

Still, the Pelicans went to the fourth quarter with a dozen's edge. The home team got a boost from Larry Nance Jr. off the bench and Trey Murphy III's sniping.

Milwaukee's desperation continued in the last quarter against New Orleans. "The Greek Freak" repeatedly muscled his way inside to get buckets and steamrolled defenders during fastbreaks.

The hosts, however, scrapped to keep the Bucks from completely overhauling the deficit. Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum managed to fend off several Milwaukee runs. In the end, the Pelicans emerged with a hard-fought, 107-100 victory.

Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans game player stats and box scores

Milwaukee Bucks game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Giannis Antetokounmpo	35	14	4	0	0	2	15-22	0-2	5-11	0
Khris Middleton	7	8	6	1	0	4	3-12	1-7	0-0	0
Brook Lopez	7	5	1	0	3	2	2-5	1-4	2-3	+3
Damian Lillard	20	5	7	0	0	2	8-16	3-6	1-3	+5
Malik Beasley	20	2	0	0	1	1	6-12	6-11	2-2	+8
Jae Crowder	3	2	2	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-7
Bobby Portis	5	7	0	0	0	3	2-6	1-2	0-0	-18
Patrick Beverley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	-9
Pat Connaughton	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-13
A.J. Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-1	+4
Danilo Gallinari	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MarJon Beauchamp	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	--
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andre Jackson Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

New Orleans Pelicans game player stats

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Zion Williamson	28	5	2	0	1	3	9-15	0-0	10-16	-4
Herb Jones	11	4	4	4	3	0	3-9	1-4	4-4	-2
Jonas Valanciunas	17	10	1	1	1	2	7-13	1-3	2-2	+2
CJ McCollum	25	7	7	1	0	1	9-24	3-9	4-4	+12
Trey Murphy III	15	11	5	2	0	0	4-13	2-9	5-5	+4
Larry Nance Jr.	9	7	3	3	0	0	4-8	1-2	0-0	+3
Matt Ryan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Nnaji Marshall	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	+10
Jordan Hawkins	2	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	2-3	+10
Cody Zeller	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jose Alvarado	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton and CJ McCollum's 3-pointers tonight

The Milwaukee Bucks' star trio went 1-for-7 from deep in 3-pointers in the first half. Middleton muffed all four of his attempts from deep.

CJ McCollum, who had the hot hand for the New Orleans Pelicans in the first half, finished 2-for-5 from rainbow distance.

Giannis Antetokounmpo ended the night missing both of his trifectas. Khris Middleton had a ghastly 1-for-7 clip from deep while Damian Lillard finished 3-for-6.

McCollum made 3-of-9 attempts from long distance.