Orlando Magic beat Milwaukee Bucks 107-99 for first home win as Franz Wagner scores 35 with 12 assists

Franz Wagner scored 35 points with 12 assists and 9 rebounds, Desmond Bane hit six threes, and the Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 107-99 in an Emirates NBA Cup group game at Kia Center on Friday, November 13. It was Orlando’s first home win of the season.

The Magic improved to 5-7 overall and 2-0 in Cup group play. Milwaukee lost its ninth game in a row, fell to 1-12, and is 0-2 in the Cup. Orlando was again without Paolo Banchero (ankle) and Jonathan Isaac (knee).

Franz Wagner on the W against the Milwaukee Bucks with @Dennis3DScott 🪄 pic.twitter.com/gVrCzlVVAp
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Orlando takes control early

Milwaukee’s only lead came at 3-2 on a Myles Turner three. The Magic led 23-15 after the first quarter, then opened a 34-17 lead with a 19-4 run that ran into the second quarter. The Bucks answered with a 13-2 run to get within 36-30, but Orlando scored 13 of the next 16 points and led 52-37 at halftime.

Wagner had 12 points in the second quarter. Early in the third, his three and Bane’s three from Wagner’s pass made it 65-45 with 8:19 left in the period, Orlando’s biggest lead.

Franz Wagner in his last 5 games:

35 PTS – 9 REB – 12 AST – 59% FG
38 PTS – 8 REB – 57% FG
33 PTS – 7 REB – 7 AST – 48% FG
30 PTS – 6 REB – 11 AST – 50% FG
15 PTS – 8 REB – 15 AST – 54% FG pic.twitter.com/J1mRSoJU59
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Milwaukee’s push

The Bucks won the third quarter 35-32 behind Jaime Jaquez Jr., who scored 8 points in the period, and Kel’el Ware’s three with 15.8 seconds left made it 82-72. Jevon Carter’s floater from Wagner’s pass at the buzzer sent Orlando into the fourth up 84-72.

Triple J's got four triples. pic.twitter.com/7DLf72hCUP
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Kyle Kuzma scored 7 points in the fourth, most of them at the free throw line, and Tyler Herro’s three with 2:18 left cut it to 100-89. After Wendell Carter Jr.’s alley-oop dunk from Wagner, Herro made three free throws on one trip, the first on an away-from-the-play foul against Bane, to get Milwaukee within 102-94 with 1:36 left.

Wagner closed it. He stole the ball from Kuzma and finished a layup with 42.9 seconds left to make it 104-94, and Carter’s alley-oop from Tristan da Silva and free throw made it 107-94 with 22.2 seconds left.

Around the box

Wagner shot 13-of-22 and 6-of-6 at the free throw line and was +34 in 36 minutes. It was his fourth straight game with at least 30 points. Bane scored 21 on 6-of-10 from three. Da Silva had 12 points and 6 rebounds, Carter had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Goga Bitadze scored 12 on 5-of-5 shooting off the bench. Orlando made all 14 of its free throws, had 29 assists, and outscored Milwaukee 44-26 in the paint and 19-4 on the fast break.

Jaquez led the Bucks with 22 points off the bench on 8-of-15 shooting and 5-of-7 from three. Herro scored 18 on 5-of-17 shooting, Turner had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Kuzma scored 14 but made 7 of his 15 free throws. Milwaukee went 18-of-31 at the line. Attendance was 19,140.

What’s next

The Bucks host the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, November 15, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Monday Cairo time). The Magic visit the Boston Celtics on Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).

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