Pelicans (15-14), Bucks (15-11)

New Orleans entered Wednesday’s game at .500 overall, as well as at home and on the road. Keeping with that theme, in a home contest vs. Milwaukee, the score was even deep into the fourth quarter. Finally, the Pelicans gained some separation in the final minutes, outplaying the Bucks down the stretch to move to 15-14 overall and 8-7 in the Smoothie King Center.

New Orleans shot 56 percent from the field and went 13/25 from three-point range, overcoming its 21 turnovers.                   

IT WAS OVER WHEN…

Jameer Nelson made the biggest defensive play of the game, stealing a Milwaukee pass with 43 seconds left, then DeMarcus Cousins drained a left-wing three-pointer to make it 115-108 with only 22 ticks left.