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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
  • 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.
  • 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.