Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
· NBA Cup - QuarterfinalsBucks beat Magic 114-109 to return to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas
Milwaukee reached the semifinals of the in-season tournament in Las Vegas last December and will be the only returning team in Year 2. They will play Saturday against the winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks.
Jalen Suggs led a short-handed Orlando team with 32 points but missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left. Lillard was fouled and sank two free throws with 9.1 seconds remaining and Suggs missed a potential tying 3.
Antetokounmpo then made both free throws with 5 seconds left and the Bucks held on.
The Magic were missing forwards Paolo Banchero (torn right oblique), Jonathan Isaac (right hamstring strain) and Franz Wagner, who suffered a torn right oblique on Friday against Philadelphia; along with guard Gary Harris (left hamstring strain).
Bucks: Bobby Portis helped the Bucks erase an early 11-point deficit as he hit his first seven shots and scored 16 points in the first half. He finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
MIL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 109 - 114 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 114 | |
4th 1.0 | Magic offensive team rebound | 109 - 114 | |
4th 1.0 | Jett Howard misses 59-foot three point pullup jump shot | 109 - 114 | |
4th 2.0 | Damian Lillard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 - 114 |
Statistics
ORL | MIL | |
---|---|---|
41-93 | FG | 42-77 |
44.1 | Field Goal % | 54.5 |
6-27 | 3PT | 11-30 |
22.2 | Three Point % | 36.7 |
21-27 | FT | 19-25 |
77.8 | Free Throw % | 76.0 |
46 | Rebounds | 37 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
19 | Assists | 27 |
11 | Steals | 9 |
4 | Blocks | 6 |
13 | Turnovers | 16 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
52 | Points in Paint | 50 |
21 | Fouls | 17 |
11 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,341 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
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