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Even without Giannis, Bucks deal Magic 37-point beating

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Even without Giannis, Bucks deal Magic 37-point beating

LOPSIDED. Pat Connaughton and the Bucks catch fire early en route to a blowout win over the Magic.

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The Bucks snap a three-game skid despite playing without reigning two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo

Khris Middleton collected 21 points and 8 rebounds to lift the visiting Milwaukee Bucks to a 124-87 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday, April 11 (Monday, April 12, Manila time).

Middleton made 8 of 13 shots from the floor in his return from a one-game absence from a sore right knee. He was not alone, as Jrue Holiday (bruised left knee), Donte DiVincenzo (bruised right hip), and Brook Lopez (sore back) returned after sitting out the Bucks’ 127-119 setback to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday.

Bobby Portis recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Holiday added 12 points and 7 assists for the Bucks, who snapped a three-game skid despite playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo (sore left knee).

The two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player sat out his fifth straight game and for the seventh time in the last 12 contests.

Orlando big man Mo Bamba highlighted his career-high 21-point performance by shooting 8 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 6 from three-point range.

Rookie Cole Anthony had 12 points and 7 rebounds for the Magic, who have dropped 5 in a row and 18 of their last 22 games. Orlando also has lost 6 straight regular season games to Milwaukee, including a 121-99 decision on January 11.

Portis scored 8 points to stake the Bucks to a 32-19 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. Milwaukee shot 60% from both the floor (12 of 20) and three-point range (6 of 10) and saw 8 different players contribute on the scoreboard.

Bamba made his third three-pointer to trim the Bucks’ advantage to 39-29, but Middleton and Pat Connaughton each scored 5 points during their 14-3 surge to stake the Bucks to a 21-point lead. Orlando faced a 57-38 deficit at halftime due in large part to its porous three-point shooting (4-of-20), with everyone outside of Bamba combining to go 1 of 16.

Milwaukee kept the Magic at bay in the 3rd quarter before Portis and Sam Merrill each drained a pair of three-pointers as part of the Bucks’ 26-9 run to start the 4th. The Bucks, who led 111-76 at the time, put it on cruise control from there. – Rappler.com

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