Bucks 113, Magic 110
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his franchise record fifth triple-double of the season Jabari Parker capped off a 26-point night with a go-ahead hook shot in the closing seconds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied late for a 113-110 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night at the Bradley Center.
Antetokounmpo finished with 18 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds. Greg Monroe and Khris Middleton also finished with 18 points apiece while Tyler Ennis added 15 off the bench.
After trailing by as many as six down the stretch, Ennis put Milwaukee back up 108-107 with an underhand layup with 1:15 left. The Bucks missed a golden chance to pull away, though, when Greg Monroe couldn't handle the pass from Middleton in the open court after a Magic turnover.
Victor Oladipo missed a 3-pointer and after grabbing the rebound, Aaron Gordon found Elfrid Payton underneath for an easy layup that put the Magic back in front.
Antetokoumpo was stopped on a drive and Monroe got tied up with Evan Fornier leading to a jump ball with 17.6 left. Milwaukee won the tip, Parker hit a hook shot and the Bucks went up 111-110 with 10.1 seconds to play.
Oladipo looked like he might have hit a go-ahead shot with 4.7 second left but it was wiped out by an offensive foul on Fournier, giving the ball back to Milwaukee and Ennis sank a pair of free throws to ice it.
Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 22 off the bench while Oladipo scored 18 and Fourner and Gordon each added 14 for Orlando, which shot 53.5 percent from the field and made 8 of 24 3-pointers -- five of them coming in the fourth quarter.
A 10-2 run gave Milwaukee a 24-14 lead with 4:16 left in the first quarter.
Monroe went 7-for-7 from the field during the quarter for 14 points. The Magic got hot in the second, shooing at a 57.7 percent pace to get back into the game and take a late lead before Middleton sank a 3-pointer in the waning moments of the half to send the Bucks into intermission up, 58-57.
Fournier and Gordon scored six each in the third as the Magic overcame a 10-point deficit to take a one-point lead into the fourth.
NOTES: Bucks coach Jason Kidd moved rookie G Rashad Vaughn into the starting lineup Friday. Milwaukee's first-round draft choice last June, Vaughn has averaged 6.5 points in 23.5 minutes in two games since returning from a brief assignment with Canton of the D-League. ... With Vaughn moving to the starting lineup, G Jerryd Bayless was shifted to Milwaukee's bench against the Magic. ... Despite scoring 24 points Thursday against Indiana, Magic head coach Scott Skiles elected to bring C Nikola Vucevic off the bench against the Bucks. Vucevic had missed 13 games with a groin strain before returning to face the Pacers. ... Skiles served as Milwaukee's head coach from 2008-2013, amassing a 162-182 record. He also played one season for the Bucks, his first in the NBA. ... The teams spilt their two meetings before Friday, with each winning on its home court. The Bucks and Magic will face off one more time this year on April 11 in Orlando.