Smoothie King Center, New Orleans
GAME POSTPONED

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.

Tuesday’s winter storm made road travel treacherous in a subtropical city with minimal snow-clearing equipment on hand.

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the weather by flying in Monday, a day earlier than usual, in the event that road conditions became safe enough to hold the game at the 18,000-seat, downtown Smoothie King Center.

But temperatures remained in the 30s on Wednesday, many main highways in the metro areas were closed by authorities and surface roads throughout town remained coated in ice.

Schools and businesses throughout the area also remained closed on Wednesday.

The Bucks are scheduled to play in Miami on Thursday, and it was unclear whether the team would have to wait until the day of the game to fly out of New Orleans.

Louis Armstrong International Airport canceled all commercial departures on Wednesday.

The Pelicans are scheduled to play in Memphis on Friday night.

Last time they met

Full-time
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Pre Game Prediction

Prediction not available

Form

Last 3 Head to Head

NOP
111
MIL
136

MIL
111
NOP
107

MIL
100
NOP
107

Last 5

Bucks
DateOpponentResult
vs
DET
W 140-133
at
DET
W 119-125
vs
NOP
W 136-111
vs
MIN
W 110-103
at
NOP
W 107-111
Pelicans
DateOpponentResult
vs
OKC
L 100-115
vs
MIA
L 104-153
at
MIL
L 136-111
at
BKN
L 119-114
vs
MIL
L 107-111

Injuries

Bucks
PlayerPosDateInjuryStatus
Tyler SmithFAnkleThe Bucks listed Smith as Out for Saturday's (Apr. 19) Game 1 against the Pacers.
Damian LillardGCalfThe Bucks listed Lillard as Out for Saturday's (Apr. 19) Game 1 against the Pacers.
Pelicans
PlayerPosDateInjuryStatus
CJ McCollumGFootThe Pelicans announced Monday (Mar. 31) that McCollum will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Zion WilliamsonFBackThe Pelicans announced Monday (Mar. 31) that Williamson won't play for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
Trey Murphy IIIFShoulderThe Pelicans announced on Monday (Mar. 17) that Murphy III has been diagnosed with a torn labrum and partial tear of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder and will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Dejounte MurrayGLegMurray suffered a torn right Achilles tendon during Friday's (Jan. 31) game against the Celtics and will now miss the rest of the season, per Shams Charania of ESPN.com.
Herbert JonesFShoulderThe Pelicans announced that Jones underwent successful surgery Wednesday's (Feb. 12) to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
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