Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss To New Orleans Pelicans

Jabari Parker Carried The Bucks

Even though he cooled off slightly in the last few minutes of this game, Jabari Parker came out and dropped the best game of his career against the Pelicans. It wasn’t a career-high in scoring for Jabari, but it was a better game overall than the time he dropped 36 points on the Houston Rockets.

Jabari scored 33 points in this game, to go along with nine rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block and no turnovers. He shot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point territory and 100 percent from the free throw line.

He was nothing less than dominant all night. One of the most encouraging parts was he did not need Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court to facilitate for him–he did a lot of his work without his fellow young star on the floor.

Jabari and Giannis being able to play well together is great, but them being able to play well both together and without each other on the floor unlocks a lot more in Milwaukee’s potential.

In the future, seeing Jabari get the most shots on the team might be the best thing for the Bucks. Part of that is due to how damn good he is at scoring, but there’s another reason as well.