New Orleans held a slight upper hand on the NBA’s best team for a half Tuesday and made a late fourth-quarter push after falling behind, but Milwaukee ultimately did what it’s done in the vast majority of its games this season, pulling away for another victory. The Bucks trailed 65-62 at halftime, but turned that into a 19-point lead in the third quarter, draining threes and running past the Pelicans to the tune of a 25-10 edge in fast-break points through 36 minutes.
IT WAS OVER WHEN…
Wesley Matthews sank a momentum-turning corner three, then Eric Bledsoe drove in for a fast-break layup, giving Milwaukee a 114-100 lead with 4:47 remaining.