The Milwaukee Bucks dominated the New Orleans Pelicans 139-118 for their third straight victory and sixth win in seven games on Friday.
Ryan Rollins made a career-high seven three-pointers 27 points, six assists, four steals and two blocks, while Cam Thomas had 27 in 21 minutes off the bench, and Kevin Porter added 25 for the Bucks
Milwaukee played without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo to pull away in the fourth quarter, improving to 24-30.
Antetokounmpo was sidelined for four weeks by a strained right calf.
On the other hand, Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 32 points in the first game of a home back-to-back, while scoring leader Trey Murphy sat out because of a sore right shoulder.
New Orleans dropped to 15-42.
Rollins had 16 points in the first half to help the Bucks take a 71-65 lead, and Williamson already had 21 in the half.
Milwaukee took a 103-96 advantage into the fourth, after the Pelicans cut it to 108-102 on Williamson’s layup, the Bucks pulled away with a 14-4 run.
The Bucks will host the Raptors on Sunday, while the Pelicans will host the 76ers on Saturday.
