Milwaukee Bucks (24-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (12-32, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hosts the Milwaukee Bucks after CJ McCollum scored 45 points in the New Orleans Pelicans' 123-119 overtime win over the Utah Jazz.
The Pelicans are 8-16 on their home court. New Orleans allows 117.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.0 points per game.
The Bucks are 8-10 in road games. Milwaukee is 9-8 against opponents over .500.
The Pelicans average 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer makes per game than the Bucks allow (13.8). The Bucks average 114.0 points per game, 3.2 fewer than the 117.2 the Pelicans give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: McCollum is averaging 22.4 points and 3.8 assists for the Pelicans.
Bobby Portis is scoring 13.3 points per game and averaging 7.9 rebounds for the Bucks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 7-3, averaging 117.8 points, 45.5 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 9.7 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points per game.
Bucks: 7-3, averaging 118.1 points, 46.7 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Yves Missi: out (illness), Brandon Ingram: out (ankle), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder), Zion Williamson: out (illness).
Bucks: MarJon Beauchamp: day to day (illness), AJ Green: day to day (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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