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Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks

· NBA Cup - Quarterfinals
17-10, 7-10 Away
Final
109 - 114

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Bucks beat Magic 114-109 to return to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas

Giannis' 37 points lead Bucks to NBA Cup semifinals

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).

Takeaways Magic: Orlando’s bench scored 28 points in the first half, including 13 by Moritz Wagner and 10 from Anthony Black. But Wagner did not score in the second half.

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.

Key moment Bucks forward Khris Middleton registered three consecutive assists — the first two on passes to Antetokounmpo and the third to set up a 3-pointer by Gary Trent Jr — as the Bucks took a 78-70 lead as part of an 11-0 Milwaukee run. Middleton did not score but had eight assists.

Key stat Antetokounmpo extended his streak to 22 straight games with 20 or more points on 50% shooting, the longest streak to open a season in league history and the third-longest at any point in a season (Shaquille O’Neal and Zion Williamson, both 25 games). Antetokounmpo was 15 of 24 from the field.

Up next The Magic will play New York or Atlanta on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MIL leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bucks: 70.9%
Magic: 29.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

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

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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

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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 35 .478 - L1
Orlando 32 37 .464 1 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 3 L7
Charlotte 17 49 .258 14.5 W1
Washington 15 51 .227 16.5 W2

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 28 .576 17.5 W2
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1
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