The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Milwaukee Bucks 127-113 on Dec 18, 2020 in the preseason at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Milwaukee Bucks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | 26 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 3 |
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Sam Merrill | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Bobby Portis | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Pat Connaughton | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 |
| D.J. Wilson | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Brook Lopez | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Bryn Forbes | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Team | 188 | 98 | 37 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 32-75 | 9-33 | 25-28 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 34 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12-22 | 0-3 | 7-11 | 2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 34 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 4 |
| JJ Redick | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 2-7 | 2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 6 |
| Nicolo Melli | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Josh Hart | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 221 | 122 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 43-83 | 12-31 | 24-40 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Bucks · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 14, 2020: DAL 128, MIL 112 · Next Dec 23, 2020: MIL 121, BOS 122
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 14, 2020: NO 114, MIA 92 · Next Dec 23, 2020: NO 113, TOR 99