Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) made a dunk against the Orlando Magic in the second half at Amway Center. Required credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 13 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks continued to dominate the Orlando Magic with a 109-102 win on Monday.
Bobby Portis added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Milwaukee, who won 12 games in a row against the Magic. Jrue Holiday had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, while rookie AJ Green scored a career-high 12 when coming on from the bench.
Franz Wagner scored 25 points to lead Orlando, while Paolo Banchero had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Markelle Fultz scored 20 points, while Moritz Wagner scored 19 points and 12 rebounds.
The Magic has lost 9 consecutive games and owns the worst record in the tournament with a score of 5-20.
Antetokounmpo has scored at least 30 points in seven consecutive career-highs for the Bucks, which have won five of the last six.
Giannis continued to tear the net to score, dropping more than 30 PTS points in the 7th game in a row 🔥
@Giannis_An34: 34 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/TUxHBSasKt
– NBA (@NBA) December 6, 2022
Milwaukee took a 19-point lead in the third inning before Orlando recovered late in the game and took the lead in the 101-97 round on Terrence Ross’ 3-pointer with 2:20 remaining.
The Magic took a five-point lead with 24.7 seconds left before Holiday converted two fouls to seal the victory for Milwaukee.
Orlando has a shot rate of 36.6% from the field and 8 out of 32 (25%) from 3 points.
Milwaukee took a 30-21 lead at the end of the first quarter after finishing 14-0. Antetokounmpo has 12 points when shooting 4/5, including a pair of 3 points.
The Bucks continued their momentum into the second half and took a 51-36 lead through Portis with three minutes left in the game.
Fultz and Moritz Wagner combined gave Orlando 22 points in the first half, leading 56-45 after halftime.
Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton had five points in the 11th shootout with five assists in 26 minutes in his second game since a nearly eight-month absence with injury.
Magic is traumatized without Wendell Carter Jr. (right leg), Jalen Suggs (right ankle), Gary Harris (right hamstring), Mo Bamba (back spasm) and Chuma Okeke (left knee).
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