Bucks at Magic
THE STORY: The Orlando Magic are looking to beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for the fourth time in 21 days on Saturday. Orlando notched victories by three and five points in Milwaukee and also won by nine points at home when center Dwight Howard delivered 26 points and 20 rebounds. The Magic lost at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday for just their third loss in the last 10 games. The Bucks fell to Atlanta on Friday for their eighth loss in 10 games.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Wisconsin (Milwaukee), Fox Sports Florida (Orlando), NBA TV
ABOUT THE BUCKS (14-22): Brandon Jennings and Drew Gooden were a two-man act in the loss to the Hawks. The rest of their teammates combined for 34 points, the same amount scored by Jennings. Gooden had 26 points and 10 rebounds. Jennings, who also had nine assists, fell two points shy of his season-high output. Gooden’s point total was a season best, and he is averaging 21.3 points in three games since returning from wrist and back injuries. Swingman Mike Dunleavy missed the game for personal reasons and his availability for Saturday is uncertain.
ABOUT THE MAGIC (23-14): Guard Jason Richardson has seen both ends of the spectrum against the Bucks this season. Richardson had one of the top shooting performances in Orlando franchise history when he scored a season-best 31 points and made a career-best nine 3-pointers on Feb. 11. Dennis Scott set the franchise record with 11 threes during the 1995-96 campaign. Six days later, Richardson had just six points on 2-of-11 shooting. He missed the most recent matchup due to lung inflammation.
BUZZER BEATERS:
1. Orlando has beaten Milwaukee 12 straight times at home. The Bucks’ last win in Orlando occurred on Dec. 29, 2004.
2. Howard is averaging 21.7 points and 16.7 rebounds against Milwaukee this season.
3. The Bucks have grabbed 10 or more offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive games, the third-longest current streak in the NBA.