Cam Thomas scored 34 points (15 in the third quarter), and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 116-108.
Kyle Kuzma’s driving layup put the Bucks ahead for good with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter.
The Magic got within 110-108 on Jalen Suggs’ 2 free throws with 1:12 to play, but Myles Turner answered with a 3-pointer, and the Magic got no closer.
Thomas’ 29-foot 3-pointer with 21.1 seconds left made it 116-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bucks outscored the Magic 14-9. Thomas scored 5 of the Bucks’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Suggs had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Magic scored 2 points off them.
For the Magic, Desmond Bane scored 31 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) on 11 for 17 shooting.
The Bucks went 24 for 24 at the line to the Magic’s 18 for 21 and outscored them 55-25 off the bench. The Magic made 20 3-pointers, 8 of them by Bane and 4 by Suggs. They got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:02.