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1. NBA Game Replays By defeating the Phoenix Suns 124-121, the Pelicans have now won three consecutive games and have gone 5-2 after starting off 1-7. As a result of the win, the Pelicans handed the Suns their third consecutive loss, with their previous two coming against the Boston Celtics at home and in Sacramento. In the third, NBA Game Replays the Pelicans fought back and brought the deficit to five before entering the fourth. In the final period, Ingram, playing all 12 minutes, took over and scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting (including a personal 9-0 run) to help the team begin their three-game road trip with a win. While Redick and Ingram had their spells of taking over the game, point guard Jrue Holiday was a rock. In 37 minutes, he finished with

2. an invaluable 23 points and nine assists on an efficient 10-of-19 shooting from the field, pulling the strings for the Pels all night. While his touch around the rim and from mid-range is still a work in progress, his ability to pull up from beyond the arc and bury catch- and-shoot triples is an encouraging sign for what will most likely be his long-term role playing alongside Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. For the Suns, who have now lost four of their last five, they were playing without key veteran starters in Ricky Rubio and Aron Baynes. Despite missing those key players, the hosts dished out more assists (28) than their season average (2nd in the league - 27.9) and shot better from beyond the arc (13-of-31 - 41.9%) than their season average - 37.8% - 6th. NBA Game Replays As impressive as those numbers are, it wasn't enough against a deep Pelicans squad that rode their recent momentum to victory. The Pelicans, meanwhile, were playing without rotation players Jahlil Okafor, Josh Hart and Derrick

3. Favors. Not to mention, Zion Williamson, the 2019 No. 1 overall pick, who is set to make his return midway through December. After missing the last six games, NBA Game Replays Lonzo Ball returned to the line-up for this one. A key member of the Pelicans-Lakers trade this past offseason, Ball came off the bench and played 19 minutes. Giannis Antetokounmpo was the star of the show, recording 24 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high 15 assists, for his second triple-double of the season and 16th of his career! Eric Bledsoe led them in scoring with 30 points and six assists, one of six Bucks players to score in double figures. NBA Game Replays On a night when Giannis struggled shooting the ball, going 9-of-27 from the field and 1-of-7 from the three-point line, he let his playmaking do the talking. With the Blazers zoning in on him on defence, the Greek Freek dished out a career-high 15 assists, finding wide-open teammates time and time again on his way to a monster triple-double. After leading by as many as 16 points, the Bucks found themselves up by just two points, with 7:07 left in the

4. fourth, before Antetokounmpo found Brook Lopez and Wes Matthews for a pair of threes, then scoring the Bucks' next four points to restore their cushion. The Bucks outrebounded the Blazers by 17 on the night (58-41), including 18-9 on the offensive glass, 10 of those in the first half, including this highlight-reel putback from Connaughton. NBA Game Replays The extra effort and energy chasing down loose balls and fighting for boards was done by committee as the Bucks registered their largest half-time total of the season, leading 72-58 at the break. Portland's frontcourt injury crisis saw them star Anthony Tolliver at centre, with Skal Labissiere coming off the bench, but they were no match for the Bucks. NBA Full Replay Antetokounmpo did the bulk of the damage on the glass with 19 rebounds, but the Bucks had four

5. other players record 5+ boards with Donte DiVincenzo, Sterling Brown, Ersan Ilyasova and Robin Lopez each with six, while Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and Pat Connaughton had four apiece. In Lillard's absence McCollum took the wheel, scoring a game-high 37 points and 10 assists on 15-of-29 from the field and 5-of-10 from deep.