Magic 94, Bucks 91
Arron Afflalo set career highs with 36 points and eight 3-pointers and Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando rallied from a 19-point deficit for its 15th consecutive home win over Milwaukee.
Afflalo hit seven from long range in the second half and finished 8-of-11 from behind the arc to help the Magic continue their home dominance over the Bucks and snap a three-game losing streak. Maurice Harkless contributed 10 points and nine rebounds and Victor Oladipo scored 10 off the bench.
O.J. Mayo, who scored a season-low six points Tuesday against Miami, led Milwaukee with 25 points. Caron Butler scored 20 and Khris Middleton added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who have lost three straight.
The Bucks came out red-hot, hitting 14-of-24 shots while building a 36-23 lead after one quarter. They kept it up early in the second quarter and pushed the margin to 47-28 on Butler's 3-pointer with 7:43 left in the half but let the Magic slip within 54-45 on Harkless' steal and dunk just before the buzzer.
Oladipo and Afflalo combined for an 11-0 run to pull the Magic even at 70 late in the third quarter. Afflalo gave Orlando its first lead at 79-76 with his seventh 3-pointer, and he hit four straight free throws down the stretch to put the Magic ahead for good.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Milwaukee's 36 points in the first are its most in a quarter this season. … Orlando was 2-for-11 from 3-point range in the first half but went 7-for-15 after the break. … Milwaukee was without G Gary Neal (sore left foot), C Zaza Pachulia (sore right foot) and G Brandon Knight (hamstring).