Khris Middleton leads Milwaukee Bucks past slumping Orlando Magic 124-87

Khris Middleton leads Milwaukee Bucks past slumping Orlando Magic 124-87

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Khris Middleton knocked 21, while Bobby Portis added an impressive double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee Bucks past depleted Orlando Magic. Having missed Giannis Antetokounmpo for the 5th straight game, Bucks were easily able to cruise past Orlando Magic, who are 2-7 ever since they traded Vucevic, Gordon and Fournier. 

Milwaukee Bucks shot 48.9% and made 19 3-pointers to beat the Magic for the sixth straight time, five of those wins coming in Orlando. The Magic shot 37.2% and hit only 8 of 36 3s. 

Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis take charge as Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando Magic 

The away team was again without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it mattered little as Khris Middleton shot 8 of 13 from the field and added eight rebounds and five assists to help the Milwaukee Bucks lead wire to wire. Middleton also hit two 3-pointers to give him 1,000 for his NBA career. 

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Mo Bamba scored a career-best 21 points for Orlando Magic, which lost its fifth straight game and 18th in 22 games. Bamba, who has gotten significantly more playing time since the team waived Khem Birch, shot 8 of 11 overall and 5 of 6 from 3-point range. He topped his previous high of 19 points set two games ago. 

Jrue Holiday added 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists for Milwaukee Bucks, which never saw its lead dip below 13 points in the second half. Milwaukee pulled its starters early in the fourth period and extended its lead to as much as 37 late.

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