Bucks Look To Bounce Back On Second Night Of Back-To-Back
The Milwaukee Bucks play host to the Orlando Magic at Fiserv Forum on Tuesday evening.

This marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Bucks (43-25), as they are coming off a rough loss in San Antonio on Monday night. They fell behind early in the contest, trailing , 45-36, after one quarter and by 23, at halftime. They picked up the pace in the third but could only manage to trim it to a 20-point game heading into the fourth. They kept pushing but it was not enough, as they fell in the road loss. Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his strong play with 28 points, four assists and three rebounds, while Khris Middleton followed up with 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Jrue Holiday added 20 points, six assists and two rebounds, in the loss. The Bucks will look to bounce back and add to their, 24-10, home record, as they face their second last home game of the season.

Meanwhile, the Magic (21-47) have dropped seven of their last 10 games, including their last three in a row. They will look to get back on track and add to their, 10-22, road record, as they face the first game of a four-game road trip. Cole Anthony continues to play well, averaging 12.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists, in 27 minutes per game. Dwayne Bacon is averaging 11.3 points and 3.0 rebounds, while Gary Harris is averaging 10.5 points and 2.4 assists per game. The Magic are averaging 104.1 points per game, which is second fewest in the league, while they are shooting a league-worst 43.0 percent from the field. On the other end, they are giving up an average of 112.9 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot an average of 47.2 percent from the field, which is ninth highest in the league. However, they limit themselves to an average of 12.1 turnovers per game, which is fourth fewest in the league.
Posted on: 5/10/2021 11:02 PM