After winning five consecutive games and ending the road trip, the Bucks, who were so angry, returned to the home court and welcomed the Pelicans' challenge.
In terms of the Bucks, Middleton is absent, and whether the Bucks can take advantage of the chase to win 6 consecutive wins, Alphabet Brother + Holliday obviously needs to play.
On the other hand, on the pelicans side, Varan + Ingram hangs a free card, Graham single-core team, whether it can withstand the pressure on the road, will undoubtedly face great challenges and tests!
However, after four quarters of play, with the excellent performance of Holliday + Portis + Allen, the Bucks, who played at home, easily suppressed the Pelicans in the first three quarters and occupied the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the final final moment, the alphabet brother + Jordan Walla ushered in an outbreak at the same time, joining forces to end the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Bucks also won 136-113 at home to the Pelicans, successfully defending the home court and successfully winning 6 consecutive games!
Back at home, the Bucks were on the line, scoring five players in double figures and a team performance of all the players.
In the case of holliday + Portis + Allen and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the core alphabet brother of the team, as well as the play of Jordan Walla on the bench, is particularly critical!
The game exploded, starting 31 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 12-of-18 shooting, scoring a game-high 35 points, plus a triple-double performance of 16 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.
In the absence of Middleton, the excellent performance of the alphabet brother at both ends of the attack and defense in this game not only took on the responsibility of a team leader well, but also became a difficult existence for the Pelicans to solve!
Of course, the Bucks were able to win big in this game, and the performance of Jordan Wola on the bench also played a crucial role.
Jordan Wola was very efficient, playing 18 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 80% of the 9-of-11 shooting, and hitting 5 three-pointers from the outside, contributing 23 points + 4 rebounds.
And his brave performance of scoring 15 points in a single quarter in the final quarter, while providing the Bucks with strong firepower, also completely disrupted the pelicans' defensive deployment, and won 6 consecutive wins for the Bucks, making a great contribution!
More importantly, after winning six straight games over the Pelicans in this game, the Bucks' current regular season record has reached 25 wins and 13 losses, officially equalizing the Nets in the win gap.
Although from the perspective of team winning rate, the Bucks still rank third in the East, but rationally speaking, with the current momentum of the team, as the defending champion, the Bucks still have a great chance to surpass the Nets and rush into the top two in the East!
On the other hand, on the Pelicans' side, the team was completely crushed in the second half of this game, and finally swallowed a 23-point rout, which obviously needs to be examined.
But for the Pelicans, the team is not completely without highlights in this game.
After all, as the team's key development of potential young players, the play of Jaxon Hayes on the bench in this game is indeed remarkable!
Hayes played well, coming off the bench for 26 minutes, shooting more than 70% of the way from 9-of-12 shooting, scoring a team-high 23 points, plus 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block.
Although it did not help the Pelicans to win, there is one thing to say, the impact and vitality displayed by Hayes is definitely a big gain for the Pelicans at the time of employment, and this game is a big gain!
It's just that in the absence of the two cores of Ingram + Varan, in the face of the fiery alphabet brother, and the sudden appearance of Jordan Wora, Hayes, who has worked hard for a whole game, seems to have no choice but to admit it.
As for whether the current situation of this Pelican team can change after the return of Ingram + Varan, or even Zion, we seem to have to wait and see!