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Antetokounmpo scores 41 and Bucks hold off Magic 109-106 in Banchero's return
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Orlando 109-106 on Friday night in spite of 34 points by the Magic's Paolo Banchero in his long-awaited return from an injury.
Damian Lillard added 29 points for the Bucks, including a couple of free throws with 9.3 seconds left for the game's final points.
Playing for the first time since tearing his right oblique on Oct. 30, Banchero also had seven rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes. He made 5 of 8 3-point shots.
Cole Anthony had 18 points and seven rebounds for Orlando and Tristan da Silva had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Bobby Portis came off Milwaukee's bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds.
Bucks: The Bucks moved into a virtual tie with the Magic for fourth place in the East with their third straight win.
Magic: After going 19-15 in Banchero's 10-week absence, the Magic are still missing Jalen Suggs and Franz and Mo Wagner. But the injuries and poor shooting are costing them close games against good teams.
With the Bucks clinging to a one-point lead with 9.3 seconds left, Lillard was fouled by Anthony Black and fell down while taking an inbounds pass. The Magic challenged the call but it was ruled that Black had made contact with both hands.
The Bucks shot 52% to offset nine missed free throws (seven by Antetokounmpo).
Bucks: Play at New York on Sunday.
Magic: Play at home against Philadelphia on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Brook Lopez vs. Goga Bitadze (Andre Jackson Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:38 |  | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 11:17 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:58 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | +3 | Brook Lopez makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 6-0 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | Cole Anthony makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 6-3 |
| 10:12 | | Damian Lillard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point cutting dunk (Paolo Banchero assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:31 | | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +3 | Tristan da Silva makes three point running jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 6-8 |
| 8:55 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Paolo Banchero misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point running dunk | ||
| 8:29 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point tip layup | 6-10 |
| 7:54 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +3 | Paolo Banchero makes three point stepback jump shot | 6-13 |
| 7:33 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 8-13 |
| 7:33 | | Tristan da Silva shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-13 |
| 7:16 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Cole Anthony draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | +1 | Cole Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 7:16 | | +1 | Cole Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 |
| 7:07 | | Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:07 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:07 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 7:07 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:37 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point reverse layup | 14-15 |
| 6:01 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Isaac assists) | 14-18 |
| 5:51 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Brook Lopez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Magic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 14-20 |
| 5:15 | | Damian Lillard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Tristan da Silva offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point layup (Tristan da Silva assists) | 14-22 |
| 4:53 | | Tristan da Silva personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | Khris Middleton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point putback dunk | 16-22 |
| 4:17 | | Tristan da Silva turnover (bad pass) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Khris Middleton assists) | 18-22 |
| 3:54 | | Anthony Black misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | +3 | Bobby Portis makes three point jump shot (Damian Lillard assists) | 21-22 |
| 3:22 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Anthony Black offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-23 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point stepback jump shot | 23-24 |
| 2:41 | | Gary Trent Jr. personal foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | Bucks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Khris Middleton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Khris Middleton turnover (bad pass) (Paolo Banchero steals) | ||
| 1:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Khris Middleton steals) | ||
| 1:52 | | Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's two point running layup | ||
| 1:48 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Anthony Black misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point running layup | 25-24 |
| 1:22 | | Bobby Portis shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-25 |
| 1:22 | | +1 | Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-26 |
| 1:04 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:59 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point tip dunk | 27-26 |
| 0:45 | | +3 | Jonathan Isaac makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 27-29 |
| 0:29 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Khris Middleton's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:24 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 27-31 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving dunk | 29-31 |
| 0:00 | | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 11:37 | | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Damian Lillard steals) | ||
| 11:28 | | Magic technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 11:28 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-31 |
| 11:23 | | Brook Lopez misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Jonathan Isaac offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jonathan Isaac makes two point putback dunk | 30-33 |
| 10:52 | | Gary Trent Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 30-35 |
| 10:22 | | Damian Lillard turnover (bad pass) (Jonathan Isaac steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Gary Trent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Khris Middleton makes two point jump shot (Gary Trent Jr. assists) | 32-35 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-37 |
| 9:33 | | Jonathan Isaac blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Bobby Portis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Brook Lopez blocks Anthony Black's two point running layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Damian Lillard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Caleb Houstan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Cole Anthony misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Gary Trent Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving layup | 32-39 |
| 7:50 | | AJ Green misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Caleb Houstan personal foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | AJ Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Caleb Houstan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Bobby Portis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +3 | Damian Lillard makes three point running pullup jump shot | 35-39 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point driving dunk (Jett Howard assists) | 35-41 |
| 6:28 | | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 37-41 |
| 6:08 | | Goga Bitadze misses two point layup | ||
| 6:08 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Goga Bitadze's two point layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Damian Lillard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Jett Howard shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Damian Lillard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Bucks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-41 |
| 5:29 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Caleb Houstan offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 |