National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 111, Orlando 100
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 28, 2019
Where: Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
#33 Sean Corbin, #35 Jason Goldenberg, #50 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance:
17920
By Field Level Media
A dominant fourth quarter powered the host Milwaukee Bucks to their second win without star Giannis Antetokounmpo in as many nights, as they downed the Orlando Magic 111-100 on Saturday.
Antetokounmpo missed his second game with a back injury, but Milwaukee started and finished strong in his absence. Khris Middleton led the Bucks in scoring Saturday, as he did Friday at Atlanta, posting 21 points.
Milwaukee jumped ahead to lead 37-25 after one quarter, but Orlando chipped away at the deficit over the middle quarters.
A night removed from holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 97 points in a one-point win, the Magic limited the Bucks to 41 combined points in the second and third quarters.
Orlando, which trimmed the Milwaukee lead to four points heading into the final period, was paced by 23 points from Evan Fournier and 21 points from Nikola Vucevic. Jonathan Isaac scored 19 points and made seven steals, a big chunk of Milwaukee's 24 turnovers.
Despite the uncharacteristic lack of ball control -- the Bucks came into Saturday's game averaging 14.6 turnovers per game -- they hit 100 points for a 58th consecutive regular-season game.
The bench contributed to Milwaukee's offensive efficiency. Robin Lopez and George Hill paced a 51-point effort from the Bucks' reserves with 17 points apiece.
The Orlando bench, conversely, scored just 28 points.
Ersan Ilyasova had a big night among the Bucks' starters. He scored 17 points, grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, and dished five assists. Brook Lopez scored 10 points, made three steals and blocked three shots.
Middleton had a team-high seven assists. Pat Connaughton added five assists and eight rebounds off the bench.
Donte DiVincenzo -- starting in place of Eric Bledsoe, who is sidelined with a shin injury -- scored five of his seven points in the pivotal fourth quarter. He also grabbed nine rebounds and doled out five assists.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Milwaukee |
|
Evan Fournier 23 |
Scoring |
Khris Middleton 21 |
|
Markelle Fultz 6 |
Assists |
Khris Middleton 7 |
|
Jonathan Isaac 9 |
Rebounds |
Ersan Ilyasova 14 |
|
Evan Fournier 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Khris Middleton 6 |
|
Jonathan Isaac 7 |
Steals |
Brook Lopez 3 |
|
Aaron Gordon 2 |
Blocks |
Brook Lopez 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
100 |
40.2 |
14-35 |
16-19 |
21 |
34 |
7 |
16 |
11 |
| Milwaukee
|
111 |
51.2 |
13-37 |
12-18 |
30 |
58 |
5 |
6 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Milwaukee will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Bucks have a W/L % of .828 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Magic have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .444 after a loss.
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