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Bobby Portis added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee,
which has won 12 straight against the Magic. Jrue Holiday had 17
points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, while rookie AJ Green
scored a career-high 12 points off the bench.
Franz Wagner scored 25 points to lead Orlando, while Paolo
Banchero had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Markelle
Fultz scored 20 points, and Moritz Wagner tallied 19 points and
12 rebounds.
The Magic have lost nine straight and own the league's worst
record at 5-20.
Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points in a career-high
seven consecutive games for the Bucks, who have won five of
their last six.
Milwaukee led by as many as 19 in the third quarter before
Orlando rallied late in the game and pulled within 101-97 on
Terrence Ross' 3-pointer with 2:20 remaining.
The Magic trailed by five with 24.7 seconds left before Holiday
converted two foul shots to seal Milwaukee's victory.
Orlando was held to 36.6 percent shooting from the field and 8
of 32 (25 percent) from 3-point range.
Milwaukee led 30-21 at the end of the first quarter after
closing on a 14-0 run. Antetokounmpo had 12 points on 4-of-5
shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers.
The Bucks carried the momentum into the second quarter and took
a 51-36 lead on Portis' trey with three minutes left.
Fultz and Moritz Wagner combined for 22 points in the first half
for Orlando, which trailed 56-45 at the break.
Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton had five points on 1-of-11
shooting with five assists in 26 minutes in his second game
since missing nearly eight months due to injury.
The injury-plagued Magic were without Wendell Carter Jr. (right
foot), Jalen Suggs (right ankle), Gary Harris (right hamstring),
Mo Bamba (back spasms) and Chuma Okeke (left knee).
--Field Level Media
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