Milwaukee would start the contest on the wrong foot, coming out to an early double-digit deficit, but quickly turned that around before the first half. Bucks star Damian Lillard scored six points in the last 1.1 seconds of the first half to go along with his 29 points as he spoke about the team's mindset.

The All-Star Game will be held on Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The fan vote counted for 50% of Antetokounmpo’s starting nod in the Eastern Conference, with players (25%) and media (25%) accounting for the full vote.

Milwaukee’s scheduled game with the Miami Heat on Thursday has been pushed back an hour due to the Bucks’ difficulties arriving from snowy weather in New Orleans. The NBA announced at 4:05 p.m. Central time — less than two hours before the game’s scheduled start — that it would begin at 7:30 p.