February 5th - The Bucks narrowly defeated the Pelicans 141-137. Rollins was the key player with 27 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists, while Murphy III had a dominant 44 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for the Pelicans, but it wasn't enough to lead his team to victory.

At the start of the game, the Pelicans built a 9- point lead thanks to fluid teamwork . The Bucks gradually rallied to close the gap towards the end of the quarter, but still trailed 30-34 at the end of the first quarter . In the second quarter, the Bucks repeatedly attacked the paint, drawing fouls, but the Pelicans maintained control thanks to their outside shooting and consistent transition offense. At halftime, the Pelicans led 70-63 .

After switching sides, the Bucks' Green hit four three-pointers in the second quarter, scoring 12 points, while Murphy III responded with 12 points of his own. At the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans still led 104-99 . In the final quarter, the Bucks quickly erased the deficit and even took a double-digit lead. In the crucial moments, the Pelicans relied on Murphy III's consecutive shots to bring the game back to even. At the end of the quarter, the score was tied at 128-128 .

In overtime, the Bucks stabilized the situation thanks to consecutive scores from Porter and Turner. Although the Pelicans fought back tenaciously, they failed to capitalize on crucial opportunities. Ultimately, the Bucks narrowly defeated the Pelicans 141-137 .

Pelicans player statistics

Murphy III had 44 points , 6 rebounds , and 6 assists; Bay had 22 points , 3 rebounds , and 2 assists; Williamson had 20 points , 5 rebounds , and 8 assists; Fells had 13 points , 2 rebounds , and 4 assists; Alvarado had 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist; Jones had 7 points , 2 rebounds , and 2 assists; Matkovic had 7 points , 3 rebounds, and 1 assist; Missy had 7 points , 7 rebounds , and 1 assist; Quinn had 6 points , 3 rebounds, and 7 assists .

Bucks player statistics

Rollins 27 points , 4 rebounds, 4 assists; Green 20 points, 3 rebounds , 2 assists; Porter 18 points , 6 rebounds, 8 assists; Turner 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist ; Coffey 16 points , 5 rebounds , 1 assist; Nance 16 points, 3 rebounds , 3 assists; Trent 13 points, 2 assists; Sims 8 points , 6 rebounds , 4 assists; Kuzma 7 points, 6 rebounds , 9 assists

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