Bucks Vs Pelicans — Impactful win lifts Milwaukee to 24-30 while New Orleans falls to 15-42

The Bucks Vs Pelicans result matters most in the standings: Milwaukee improved to 24-30 while New Orleans slipped to 15-42 after a 139-118 final. That shift is the clearest immediate consequence of the night — it also capped a perfect 3-0 home stand for the victors and extended a brief string of positive results noted in the recap.

Bucks Vs Pelicans: who is affected and how the numbers move

Here’s the part that matters: the win changes the win-loss math for both rosters and cements a strong single-game showing for Milwaukee. The Bucks shot an unusually efficient 59. 8% in this contest, well above their season mark of 48. 1% (ranked fifth in the league). For New Orleans, the loss keeps them at 15-42 and highlights the gap between the two clubs on this night.

• Bucks finish a perfect home stand at 3-0.
• Bucks shooting for the game: 59. 8% (noted as a standout factor).
• Season shooting benchmark for the Bucks sits at 48. 1% (fifth in the league).
• Team records after the game: Milwaukee 24-30; New Orleans 15-42.
• Bucks won the game 139-118.

What’s easy to miss is how individual flashes combined with team-level efficiency to produce a decisive margin: perimeter heat plus strong finishing at the rim created an outcome where the final score was more than a simple bounce or late run.

Game flow and standout performances

The final score — Bucks 139, Pelicans 118 — came with several clear statistical and momentum markers. Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 27 points, hitting a career-high seven three-pointers and contributing six assists, four steals, and two blocks. Cam Thomas delivered a burst that included a 16-point run in one stretch and reached 27 points on the night. Kevin Porter Jr. and Cam Thomas combined for 52 points for the visitors.

On New Orleans’ side, Zion Williamson scored 32 points on 13-of-17 shooting, making a strong efficiency statement despite the loss. Early in the game New Orleans opened with easy rim looks and led 38-33 after one, but Milwaukee answered with sequences that swung control — an early Bucks run featuring a couple of reverse moves and a putback slam shifted momentum during the first half.

By halftime Milwaukee led 71-65. Rollins continued to make plays on both ends down the stretch, finishing the third with multiple defensive plays that helped preserve a 103-96 advantage going into the fourth. In the fourth quarter, timely plays from role contributors and another scoring stretch pushed the margin out and made the late minutes academic.

Notable in-game moments included a transition three by Milwaukee native Jordan Poole for New Orleans, a corner three and tough layup from Pate Nance that forced a timeout, and subsequent runs that the Bucks executed to keep separation.

Here's the part that matters for viewers thinking short-term: the shooting spike (59. 8%) combined with high-volume shooting from Rollins and the 52-point partnership of Porter Jr. and Thomas produced a final that underlined Milwaukee's offensive ceiling for this outing.

• Rollins: 27 points, seven threes, six assists, four steals, two blocks.
• Zion Williamson: 32 points on 13/17 shooting.
• Combined scoring: Kevin Porter Jr. + Cam Thomas = 52 points.
• Final: Bucks 139, Pelicans 118.

The real test will be whether this performance is a one-night spike or a series-level signal; the boxscore details give clear benchmarks to compare in upcoming matchups. Recent notes tied to this result include the Bucks finishing their home stand 3-0 and securing a successful back-to-back outcome for the first time this season.

If you’re wondering why this keeps coming up: the combination of individual hot streaks and team efficiency produced an outsized margin that directly affected the teams’ records and standings positions.