Mar 9, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) holds the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) during the first quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
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As the Milwaukee Bucks edge themselves ever closer back to that .500 mark, they can count themselves lucky that they reaped their hay while the sun shined. If the Bucks hadn’t been so surprisingly impressive and dominant earlier in the season, there’s every chance they’d be looking at another year without post-season basketball.
Luckily, with only 16 regular season games remaining, it appears that time is on their side, and that even though they’re staggering they should still be able to cross the line.
A win tonight, would go a long way towards helping to achieve that goal too, but against a New Orleans team who must win to keep their own Playoff aspirations alive over in the other conference, that will be no easy task.
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Ahead of the action, we spoke to New Orleans Pelicans writer Owen Sanborn about their season so far, his thoughts on the Bucks, and the game’s key matchups.
Owen writes about the Pelicans, as well as the New York Knicks, over at FanSided’s basketball hub HoopsHabit. You can follow him on Twitter at: @owensanborn.
Let’s take a look at what he had to say.
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