National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 104, Orlando 100
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#79 Kevin Scott, #24 Mike Callahan, #68 Marat Kogut
Attendance:
11106
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Bucks 104, Magic 100: Caron Butler made 7-of-13 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 21 points as Milwaukee edged visiting Orlando to snap a four-game losing streak.
Brandon Knight registered 18 points and made 12-of-12 from the free-throw line, including a pair to seal the victory with 5.5 seconds remaining for the Bucks. Nate Wolters put Milwaukee ahead for good on long 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds to go and finished with 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
Arron Afflalo led the way with 21 points for the Magic, but missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the game at 100 with 10 seconds remaining. Nikola Vucevic recorded 19 points and nine rebounds while E’Twaun Moore scored a season-high 17, Tobias Harris had 16 points and Jameer Nelson added a season-best 13 assists.
Milwaukee led by eight in fourth quarter before the Magic rallied to go ahead 97-96 on Vucevic’s corner jumper with 50.1 seconds left. Wolters 3-pointer from the top of the key at the end of the shot clock put the Bucks in front and Giannis Antetokounmpo made one free throw after a steal with 17.3 ticks left to up the lead to 100-97.
Butler drained six 3-pointers in the first half, including four in the second quarter as Milwaukee built its lead as high as 49-35. Orlando climbed back within six at intermission and Harris’ 10 points in the third quarter helped the Magic take a lead briefly before falling behind 81-79 going into the final 12 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee C John Henson, who missed the previous game with an ankle injury, contributed nine points and 10 rebounds. … Nelson also scored nine points to go over 8,000 in his career (8,008) and he needs 12 to pass Shaquille O’Neal for fourth in franchise history. … Milwaukee G O.J. Mayo, the team’s second-leading scorer, was active but did not play after missing the previous nine games due to illness.
Top Game Performances
Orlando |
|
Milwaukee |
Arron Afflalo 21 |
Scoring |
Caron Butler 21 |
Jameer Nelson 13 |
Assists |
Nate Wolters 8 |
Tobias Harris 9 |
Rebounds |
John Henson 10 |
Nikola Vucevic 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Brandon Knight 12 |
Glen Davis 2 |
Steals |
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
E'Twaun Moore 2 |
Blocks |
John Henson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Orlando
|
100 |
50.0 |
11-25 |
9-16 |
26 |
37 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
Milwaukee
|
104 |
42.7 |
12-26 |
22-30 |
25 |
43 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Denver. The Bucks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .233 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Magic have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .256 after a loss.