Bucks win streak ends in the Magic kingdom
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tobias Harris had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-85 on Friday night.
Victor Oladipo returned to Orlando's lineup as the Magic earned their 17th consecutive home win against Milwaukee. Oladipo, who suffered a facial fracture right before the season started, scored 13 points in 25 minutes.
Playing against his former team, Harris gave Orlando an 84-68 lead on a reverse layup with 10:06 left.
Milwaukee pulled within seven on John Henson's hook shot with 6:15 remaining, but the Magic scored the next seven points to pull away.
Brandon Knight scored 14 of his 24 points in the first quarter for Milwaukee.
The Magic went 10 for 24 from 3-point range and 21 for 27 from the free-throw line, compared to 2 for 19 from long range and 11 of 14 at the line for the Bucks.
Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points for Orlando, which was coming off a 97-95 victory at the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Evan Fournier went 3 for 6 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points.
The Bucks hit 10 of their first 12 shots and led 21-8 on Giannis Antetokounmpo's layup with 4:55 remaining in the first quarter. Knight was 6 for 8 from the field as Milwaukee led 30-25 after the first 12 minutes.
Antetokounmpo finished with 19 points for the Bucks, who had won two in a row.
Harris made two foul shots to give Orlando a 48-40 lead with 3:30 left in the first half, but Milwaukee closed to 52-49 at the break.