Game ID: 22401161
New Orleans Pelicans @ Milwaukee Bucks
Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 21 41 38 36 136NOP 26 28 31 26 111
MIL vs NOP ScoutingMIL vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Lillard missed 7 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Portis missed 22 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 19 min (84% of 23)
OUT Sims missed 8 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/28 after 3, 6 min since (39% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 3/30 after 12, 2 min since (20% of 12)
BACK Nance back 3/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Lopez 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Kuzma 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 27 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Lillard missed 8 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Portis missed 23 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 9 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 4/03 after 2, 19 min since (84% of 23)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/28 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 3/30 after 12, 2 min since (15% of 12)
BACK Nance back 3/30 after 4, 2 min since (16% of 12)
NEW Kuzma 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 28 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Lillard missed 9 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Portis missed 24 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 10 since 3/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (115% of 23)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 3/28 after 3, 4 min since (27% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 3/30 after 12, 2 min since (15% of 12)
BACK Nance back 3/30 after 4, 2 min since (16% of 12)
NEW Prince 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 27 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lillard missed 10 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Portis missed 25 since 2/20, returns tonight: 29 min (110% of 26)
OUT Sims missed 11 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 4/03 after 2, 26 min since (113% of 23)
BACK Nance back 3/30 after 4, 6 min since (49% of 12)
NEW Prince 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 26 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Lillard missed 11 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 12 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Connaughton missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 8 min (54% of 14)
OUT Bouyea missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 6 min (50% of 12)
BACK Portis back 4/08 after 25, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Green back 4/03 after 2, 25 min since (110% of 23)
NEW Prince 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Porter Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 25 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backOUT Lillard missed 12 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 13 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
BACK Portis back 4/08 after 25, 25 min since (98% of 26)
BACK Green back 4/03 after 2, 24 min since (106% of 23)
BACK Connaughton back 4/10 after 2, 8 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 4/10 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 12)
NEW Porter Jr. 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 23 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Lillard missed 13 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 14 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 43 min (372% of 12)
BACK Portis back 4/08 after 25, 28 min since (107% of 26)
BACK Connaughton back 4/10 after 2, 8 min since (54% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 4/10 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 12)
NEW Porter Jr. 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Rollins 14 to 20 min over the last 5
MIL availability going into 4/19 · 5 days' restOUT Lillard missed 14 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 15 since 3/18, returns tonight: 10 min (68% of 14)
BACK Portis back 4/08 after 25, 28 min since (107% of 26)
BACK Connaughton back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (183% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (217% of 12)
BACK Nance back 4/13 after 3, 43 min since (372% of 12)
NEW Porter Jr. 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Rollins 14 to 22 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Lillard missed 15 since 3/20, returns tonight: 37 min (104% of 36)
BACK Portis back 4/08 after 25, 27 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Sims back 4/19 after 15, 10 min since (68% of 14)
BACK Connaughton back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (125% of 14)
BACK Bouyea back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (217% of 12)
BACK Nance back 4/13 after 3, 43 min since (372% of 12)
NEW Porter Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Rollins 14 to 19 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restBACK Brooks Jr. back 3/21 after 17, 22 min since (94% of 24)
BACK Payton back 3/21 after 48, 20 min since (92% of 22)
BACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 6 min since (43% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Cain back 3/23 after 4, 10 min since (72% of 14)
NEW Brown 25 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Reeves 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restNEW Reeves 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
NEW Reeves 15 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kelley missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 23 min (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 30 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/11 · back-to-backBACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (118% of 20)
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Missi missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Brown missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
BACK Kelley back 4/10 after 3, 22 min since (111% of 20)
NEW Brooks Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Reeves 15 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 14 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lopez at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (11 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alvarado at 18 and Reeves at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kelley (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to New Orleans's 33 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 11. Call it Milwaukee 118, New Orleans 109.
4/03 @ PHI 126-113 — MIL notes
MIL won 126-113. MIL shot 56% (46 of 82) to PHI's 48%, 16 of 31 from three, and went to the line 27 times to PHI's 19 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. Antetokounmpo led with 35 (12 of 19, 10 of 11 at the line); Lopez added 17, Kuzma 16. The hinge was Q2, 36-20: MIL came in trailing by 14 and left it ahead by 2, and the lead reached 18. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/05 @ MIA 121-115 — MIL notes
MIL won 121-115 in 1 overtime. MIL shot 52% (45 of 87) to MIA's 42%, 8 of 24 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MIA's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. Antetokounmpo led with 36 (13 of 21, 10 of 14 at the line); Porter Jr. added 24, Lopez 17. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: MIL came in trailing by 8 and left it level. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/06 @ NOP 111-107 — MIL notes
MIL won 111-107. MIL shot 47% (43 of 92) to NOP's 45%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 22 times to NOP's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 9. Trent Jr. led with 29 (10 of 17, 4 of 10 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Lopez added 20, Porter Jr. 20. The hinge was Q2, 30-22: MIL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/08 vs MIN 110-103 — MIL notes
MIL won 110-103. MIL shot 48% (40 of 84) to MIN's 46%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIN's 9 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. Antetokounmpo led with 23 (9 of 15, 4 of 11 at the line); Porter Jr. added 21, Portis 18. The hinge was Q4, 40-13: MIL came in trailing by 20 and left it ahead by 7. MIL trailed 45-56 at the half and won the second half 65-47. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/10 vs NOP 136-111 — MIL notes
MIL won 136-111. MIL shot 54% (49 of 90) to NOP's 43%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 30 times to NOP's 19 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. MIL turned it over 11 times to NOP's 16. The glass went 43-53 against them. Antetokounmpo led with 28 (11 of 17, 5 of 10 at the line); Porter Jr. added 20, Kuzma 17. The hinge was Q2, 41-28: MIL came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 28. Trent Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/11 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 32 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Smith (18 straight), Harper Jr. (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to Detroit's 32 and the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Detroit minus-7. Call it Milwaukee 115, Detroit 113, Detroit keeping it close.
4/13 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (13 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Beasley at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Smith (19 straight), Harper Jr. (31 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-2 a night and Detroit minus-7. Call it Milwaukee 117, Detroit 112.
4/19 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Haliburton at 18 and Turner at 15 a game. Without Haliburton (2 straight), Siakam (2 straight), Sheppard (5 straight). 5 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 25 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Lillard (14 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Indiana 117, Milwaukee 116, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/22 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 20 and Haliburton at 18 a game. Without Sheppard (6 straight), Isa. Jackson (77 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. Without Lillard (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 32. Call it Indiana 117, Milwaukee 114, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/02 @ LAC 98-114 — NOP notes
NOP lost 98-114. NOP took 9 more shots (85 to 76), but shot 51% to LAC's 53%, 4 of 22 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 21 fouls committed. NOP turned it over 15 times to LAC's 10, and LAC turned those into 9 steals. Alvarado led with 17 (7 of 16, 0 of 5 from three); Brown added 16, Olynyk 12. Q3 was theirs, 25-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 90-73 against them. Cain's -16 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ LAL 108-124 — NOP notes
NOP lost 108-124. NOP shot 49% (40 of 82) to LAL's 52%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAL's 28. Alvarado led with 27 (10 of 21, 6 of 10 from three); Matković added 15, Missi 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. Missi's -15 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 vs MIL 107-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 107-111. NOP shot 45% (43 of 95) to MIL's 47%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIL's 22. Reeves led with 23 (8 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Missi added 18, Quinones 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-76 against them. Matković's -11 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ BKN 114-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 114-119. NOP shot 48% (39 of 82) to BKN's 49%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 31 times to BKN's 24 — 24 points from the stripe to their 20. Reeves led with 17 (5 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Matković added 17, Alvarado 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 97-79 against them. Alvarado's -25 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL 111-136 — NOP notes
NOP lost 111-136. NOP shot 43% (41 of 96) to MIL's 54%, 15 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIL's 30. NOP turned it over 16 times to MIL's 11, and MIL turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 53-43 for them. Quinones led with 21 (8 of 22, 2 of 11 from three); Brooks Jr. added 20, Cain 20. Q1 was theirs, 26-21, but the other 3 periods went 115-85 against them. Brooks Jr.'s -22 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alvarado at 20 and Reeves at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Adebayo at 24 a game. Without Rozier (2 straight), Jović (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 10 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 116, New Orleans 110.
4/13 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alvarado at 19 and Reeves at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Missi (2 straight), Brown (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (2 straight), Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to OKC's 10 and the defense, OKC allowing 119 a night to New Orleans's 129. Call it OKC 121, New Orleans 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
BL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
CL C. Livingston
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GT G. Trent Jr.
JB J. Bouyea
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
PC P. Connaughton
RR R. Rollins
SU S. Umude
TP T. Prince
NOPAR A. Reeves
EP E. Payton
JC J. Cain
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KB K. Brooks Jr.
KK K. Kelley
KM K. Matković
LQ L. Quinones
MIL/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Bucks extend winning streak to 6 games with a 136-111 win over the Pelicans
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks extended their winning streak to six games with a 136-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.
Kevin Porter Jr . had 20 points and seven assists, Kyle Kuzma and Gary Trent Jr. each scored 17 points, Bobby Portis added 14 and Ryan Rollins finished with 12 for the Bucks.
Milwaukee moves on to an important two-game, regular-season ending series against the Detroit Pistons on Friday and Sunday.
Lester Quinones scored 21 points and Jamal Cain and Keion Brooks Jr . each had 20 as the Pelicans dropped their fifth straight game. Antonio Reeves scored 16 while Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Karlo Matkovic contributed 15 points and 10 rebounds apiece.
Takeaways Pelicans: New Orleans was competitive well into the third quarter, despite having just eight available players. The Pelicans had 11 players listed as out on the injury report.
Bucks: With Indiana’s win over Cleveland, the Pacers clinched the No. 4 seed in the East, meaning Milwaukee will start the playoffs on the road. The Bucks will have to win one of two upcoming games against Detroit to claim the No. 5 seed.
Key moment Milwaukee led 89-80 in the third quarter before going on a 9-1 run that included a 3-pointer and a layup by Gary Trent Jr . It helped the Bucks get far enough ahead to begin resting their starters.
Key stat Antetokounmpo’s run of consecutive triple doubles ended at three.
Up next New Orleans hosts the Miami Heat on Friday. Milwaukee is at the Detroit Pistons on Friday in the opener of a home-and-home set.