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The Milwaukee Bucks currently have the best record in the NBA, but will have to deal with the phenomenon that is No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson as they travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.
The game is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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FuboTV
TNT is one of the 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Pelicans on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include TNT. The “Plus” and “Max” bundles come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Pelicans on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Sling TV
Both of Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” (32 channels) and “Sling Blue” (47 channels) packages come with TNT. They both cost $20 for the first month ($30 per month after that), which makes Sling by far the cheapest streaming service with TNT if you plan on keeping it long term:
Or, as part of a special deal that Sling is currently offering, you can get a free Amazon Fire TV Stick if you prepay for two months:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Bucks vs Pelicans live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage for an additional $5 per month.
Hulu With Live TV
TNT is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Bucks vs Pelicans on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Bucks vs Pelicans Preview
At 42-7, the Milwaukee Bucks are the best team in the NBA by record. They were able to bounce back from a rare loss against the Denver Nuggets, trouncing the Phoenix Suns 129-108 their last time out. Khris Middleton (25 points, eight rebounds, six assists) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (30 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists) both turned in massive performances in the bounce back effort.
“A good response,” Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer told The Associated Press after the win. “Not our best, but a steady, good response.”
Antetokounmpo — the defending league MVP — said that it’s the teams mentality closing out quarters that has made a difference this season.
“Last year at the end of each quarter we would start giving up easy points, giving up 3s,” Antetokounmpo said. “But this year we try to be more focused. We try to close quarters a little bit better and that helps.
“You’re not going to win every quarter, but when you win four quarters or three out of four, you’re going to win a lot of games.”
While Antetokounmpo — AKA the Greek Freak — is something the league has never seen, the same could be said for Zion Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. The Pelicans star rookie recently made his debut and has been impressive. Through his first six games he’s already had two 20-point 10-rebound performances.
The Pelicans are currently in the No. 11 spot in the West at 20-30, but still have a solid chance of sneaking into the playoffs if they can pick up their play with Williamson on the court. What New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry wants to happen is Williamson being more involved, which didn’t happen late in the team’s latest 117-109 loss to the Rockets.
“Zion can’t go four minutes without touching the basketball and that’s on me,” Gentry told reporters. “That’s something I’ve got to make sure that will never happen again. I take responsibility for that and if we’re not going to get it to him and we’re not going to execute — we’ve got to have different people in the game, and that’s on me also.”
Williamson believes the key to the team’s turnaround will be limiting turnovers, which hasn’t always been easy.
“Turnovers were definitely a big part of it,” Williamson said. “I don’t think they caused us to make those turnovers. I think it was self-inflicted turnovers. We had 10 in the first quarter and you can’t start the game like that.”