Milwaukee Bucks (23-30, 12th place in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (15-41, 14th place in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Friday, 8pm ET
Bottom line: The Milwaukee Bucks will face the New Orleans Pelicans in nonconference play.
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The Pelicans are 9-20 in home games. In games decided by 10 points or more, New Orleans has 6 wins and 18 losses.
The Bucks are 11-18 on the road. Milwaukee ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with Giannis Antetokounmpo averaging 7.2 rebounds and 32.5 defensive rebounds per game.
The Pelicans are shooting 46.2 percent from the field this season, 0.2 points lower than the 46.4 percent the Bucks have allowed to their opponents. The Bucks are shooting 48.1 percent from the field, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 47.8 percent of their Pelicans opponents this season.
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This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. Ryan Rollins scored 27 points for the Bucks in their last meeting on February 5th, winning 141-137 in overtime.
Top performers: Trey Murphy III is averaging 22.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Pelicans. Saddiq Bey is averaging 21.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists over the past 10 games.
Rollins is averaging 16.9 points, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Bucks. AJ Green is averaging 2.9 3-pointers in his last 10 games.
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Last 10 games: Pelicans: 5-5, averaging 114.2 points, 44.5 rebounds, 26.5 assists, 8.4 steals, 5.6 blocks and shooting 45.1% from the field. Opponents are averaging 113.1 points per game.
Bucks: 5-5, averaging 110.2 points, 44.7 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 5.8 steals, and 4.6 blocks per game, shooting 47.0 percent from the field. The opponent’s average score was 112.7 points.
Injuries: Pelicans: Yves Missi: Dayday (calf), Trey Murphy III: Dayday (shoulder), Micah Peavy: Dayday (toe), Dejounte Murray: Out (Achilles).
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Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo: Day-to-day (calf), Myles Turner: Day-to-day (calf), Taurean Prince: out (neck), Ryan Rollins: Day-to-day (foot).
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The Associated Press created this article using technology provided. data scribe and data from sports radar.
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