Franz Wagner had 35 points (18 in the paint) and 12 assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 107-99.
The Magic took control with a 19-4 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 20.
Desmond Bane scored 21 points (13 in the third quarter) with 6 3-pointers. Wagner and Bane set each other up for 7 baskets and 19 points, 5 of them 3-pointers. Bane went 2 for 4 on pull-up 3-pointers. Pull-up 3-pointers have been 14% of his shots since 2021-22, more than twice the league’s rate, and he has made 37.5% of them (the league: 33.9%).
For the Bucks, Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 22 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench.
The Magic shot 44.8% from the field to the Bucks’ 39.0%. They took 50 of their 87 shots from 3 (57%), the highest share of their season. They had averaged 47%. The Bucks outscored the Magic 50-22 off the bench. Bane fouled out.