Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Milwaukee Bucks
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans lead Bucks29to22

Pelicans hold a slight edge in 51 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans insights

The edge
+7wins for Pelicans
57% Pelicans ยท 43% Bucks

Post-1996 record: 29-22.

Recent form
14-6last 20
Bucks on a 4-game streak

Bucks won 139-118 on Feb 20, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

In the modern era they are 29-22 against each other (57% Pelicans). Bucks currently hold a 4-game winning streak between the teams. Games average a 9.3-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Bucks' 25-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Bucks hold a 14-6 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. Their first recorded meeting fell in 2002, so the rivalry has now spanned 24 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Bucks won 139-118 on Feb 20, 2026. Through the 2020s Bucks have led 10-3 between the teams.

Win Percentage
22W
29W
MIL
NOP
43%57%
Milwaukee BucksNew Orleans Pelicans

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Feb 20, 2026NOPMIL118โ€“139MIL
Feb 4, 2026MILNOP141โ€“137MIL
Apr 10, 2025MILNOP136โ€“111MIL
Apr 6, 2025NOPMIL107โ€“111MIL
Mar 28, 2024NOPMIL107โ€“100NOP
Jan 27, 2024MILNOP141โ€“117MIL
Jan 29, 2023MILNOP135โ€“110MIL
Dec 19, 2022NOPMIL119โ€“128MIL
Jan 1, 2022MILNOP136โ€“113MIL
Dec 17, 2021NOPMIL116โ€“112NOP
Last Meeting
Feb 20, 2026Final
NOP
118
HOME
MIL
139
AWAY
Buckswon by21
Bucks' 4th straight in this seriesยทGame 51 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season51 games
22
29
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Milwaukee Bucks Biggest Win
135โ€“110+25
Jan 29, 2023
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
102โ€“81+21
Dec 3, 2012
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“MIL โ†•NOP โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26202
2024โ€“25202
2023โ€“24112
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22112
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20202
2018โ€“19202
2017โ€“18022
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
15-11MIL HOME18-7NOP HOME
AWAY
7-18
MIL
AWAY
11-15
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Milwaukee Bucks: 4 consecutive wins
4
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 9.3 pts on average
9.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MILโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time43.1%
NOPโ†“Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time56.9%
Last 10 Results
MIL / NOP

Frequently Asked Questions: Milwaukee Bucks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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