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Thomas and Porter power the Bucks to a 116-108 win over the Magic
By DICK SCANLON
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Cam Thomas scored 34 points in his second game with
Milwaukee, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and the
Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 116-108 Wednesday night.
Jericho Sims and Ousmane Dieng scored 17 points apiece for Milwaukee. Sims
added 11 rebounds, leading the Bucks to a 47-30 advantage on the boards.
Desmond Bane led the Magic with 31 points. Paolo Banchero added 17 and Jalen
Suggs had 16 points, 10 assists and four steals.
Thomas, who signed with the Bucks as a free agent on Sunday, made 12 of 20
shots and hit four 3-pointers in 39 minutes. He went 4 for 6 from 3-point
distance.
Porter had the fifth triple-double of his career.
Bane hit his first five shots --- all 3-pointers --- and had 20 points by the
middle of the second quarter.
Thomas countered with 15 points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointer
that lifted the Bucks to an 88-80 lead.
Bane scored eight straight Magic points, including a 3-pointer to tie it at 104
with 3:02 left. But, Kyle Kuzma scored on a layup to put Milwaukee ahead to
stay at 108-106, and Myles Turner and Thomas added 3-pointers in the final
minute.
Up next
Bucks: At Oklahoma City on Thursday.
Magic: At Sacramento on Thursday, Feb. 19.
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