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Bucks beat Magic 114-109 to return to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas
MILWAUKEE (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, Damian Lillard had nine of his 28 in the final minute and the Milwaukee Bucks returned to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas by beating the Orlando Magic 114-109 on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee reached the semifinals of the in-season tournament in Las Vegas last December and will be the only returning team in Year 2. They will play Saturday against the winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks.
Jalen Suggs led a short-handed Orlando team with 32 points but missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left. Lillard was fouled and sank two free throws with 9.1 seconds remaining and Suggs missed a potential tying 3.
Antetokounmpo then made both free throws with 5 seconds left and the Bucks held on.
The Magic were missing forwards Paolo Banchero (torn right oblique), Jonathan Isaac (right hamstring strain) and Franz Wagner, who suffered a torn right oblique on Friday against Philadelphia; along with guard Gary Harris (left hamstring strain).
Magic: Orlando’s bench scored 28 points in the first half, including 13 by Moritz Wagner and 10 from Anthony Black. But Wagner did not score in the second half.
Bucks: Bobby Portis helped the Bucks erase an early 11-point deficit as he hit his first seven shots and scored 16 points in the first half. He finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Bucks forward Khris Middleton registered three consecutive assists - the first two on passes to Antetokounmpo and the third to set up a 3-pointer by Gary Trent Jr - as the Bucks took a 78-70 lead as part of an 11-0 Milwaukee run. Middleton did not score but had eight assists.
Antetokounmpo extended his streak to 22 straight games with 20 or more points on 50% shooting, the longest streak to open a season in league history and the third-longest at any point in a season (Shaquille O’Neal and Zion Williamson, both 25 games). Antetokounmpo was 15 of 24 from the field.
The Magic will play New York or Atlanta on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Goga Bitadze vs. Brook Lopez (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 11:34 |  | Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | Jalen Suggs blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:45 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:29 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Tristan da Silva misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Andre Jackson Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Andre Jackson Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Brook Lopez shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 9:58 | | +1 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 9:34 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving finger roll layup | 4-2 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point stepback jump shot | 6-2 |
| 8:58 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 6-5 |
| 8:19 | | Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Damian Lillard assists) | 6-7 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point stepback jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 8-7 |
| 7:28 | | Brook Lopez turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 7:24 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 7:24 | | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 7:11 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Suggs steals) | ||
| 7:09 | | Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul (Tristan da Silva draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Tristan da Silva makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-7 |
| 6:50 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Goga Bitadze steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving finger roll layup | 14-7 |
| 6:38 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:14 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 14-9 |
| 5:43 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Jalen Suggs draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Tristan da Silva turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 5:25 | | Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point running layup | ||
| 5:22 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point alley-oop dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 16-9 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 16-11 |
| 5:02 | | Jalen Suggs defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:02 | | Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-12 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-12 |
| 4:25 | | +3 | AJ Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 18-15 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point driving finger roll layup | 20-15 |
| 3:52 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-16 |
| 3:52 | | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-17 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 22-17 |
| 3:22 | | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 3:18 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Cole Anthony's two point running dunk | ||
| 3:18 | | Bucks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Khris Middleton assists) | 22-19 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point cutting layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 24-19 |
| 2:33 | | AJ Green turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Carter Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Anthony Black assists) | 26-19 |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-21 |
| 1:30 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point pullup jump shot (Moritz Wagner assists) | 28-21 |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 28-23 |
| 1:21 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point driving layup | 30-23 |
| 0:45 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Moritz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +3 | Jett Howard makes three point jump shot (Caleb Houstan assists) | 33-23 |
| 0:19 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 33-25 |
| 0:03 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Khris Middleton turnover (lost ball) (Moritz Wagner steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +3 | Moritz Wagner makes three point jump shot (Jett Howard assists) | 36-25 |
| 11:16 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot | 36-27 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Black assists) | 38-27 |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Gary Trent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 38-30 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point dunk | 40-30 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 40-33 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Moritz Wagner makes two point cutting layup (Cole Anthony assists) | 42-33 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 42-35 |
| 9:54 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-36 |
| 9:33 | | +2 | Cole Anthony makes two point driving bank hook shot | 44-36 |
| 9:25 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Bobby Portis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 44-39 |
| 9:04 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Brook Lopez defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Anthony Black blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Damian Lillard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point putback layup | 44-41 |
| 8:52 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:40 | | Anthony Black offensive foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | Anthony Black turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Brook Lopez makes two point cutting layup (Damian Lillard assists) | 44-43 |
| 8:16 | | Cole Anthony misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | AJ Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Black steals) | ||
| 7:46 | | AJ Green shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Anthony Black misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:46 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-43 |
| 7:24 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving layup | 47-43 |
| 6:53 | | Brook Lopez misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running pullup jump shot | 47-45 |
| 6:24 | | Jalen Suggs turnover (lost ball) (Gary Trent Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:18 | | Brook Lopez misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Cole Anthony misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 47-47 |
| 5:33 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 47-49 |
| 5:20 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jalen Suggs makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 49-49 |
| 4:40 | | Tristan da Silva personal foul (Brook Lopez draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Loose ball) (Khris Middleton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Tristan da Silva misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point tip layup | 51-49 |
| 3:49 | | Khris Middleton misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point cutting dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 51-51 |
| 3:19 | | +3 | Jalen Suggs makes three point pullup jump shot | 54-51 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving finger roll layup | 54-53 |
| 2:50 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Wendell Carter Jr.'s two point putback layup | ||
| 2:39 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Wendell Carter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:25 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:22 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving floating jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 56-53 |
| 2:07 | | Damian Lillard shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-53 |
| 1:53 | | Khris Middleton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound |