Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks Player Stats and Box Score for March 8 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Milwaukee Bucks hosted the Orlando Magic at the Fiserv Forum on Saturday night. It was the fourth and final matchup of the season between the two teams, with the Bucks looking for the season sweep. The Magic has only defeated Milwaukee twice since Nov. 1, 2019.

Coach Jamahl Mosley put up his usual starting lineup of Cole Anthony, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. Jalen Suggs remained out with a left knee injury. However, the Magic has not ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, coach Doc Rivers continued to use his big starting five featuring Damian Lillard, Taurean Prince, Kyle Kuzma, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez. The Bucks are 8-3 since they acquired Kuzma from the Washington Wizards at the trade deadline.

After dominating the majority of the game, the Orlando Magic barely got the 111-109 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Magic avoided getting swept by the Bucks in their season series, led by Paolo Banchero's 29 points, six rebounds and two assists.

Cole Anthony also had a huge game, finishing with 22 points, four rebounds, nine assists and three blocks. Franz Wagner contributed 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Anthony Black added 11 points and two rebounds off the bench.

On the other hand, Giannis Antetokounmpo put up 37 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. Damian Lillard had 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Kevin Porter Jr. scored 12 points off the bench.

The Orlando Magic improved to 30-35 for the season, snapping a five-game losing streak and creating some momentum toward the final stretch. The Milwaukee Bucks dropped to 36-26 and their four-game winning streak ended. The Bucks are back in action tomorrow against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks Player Stats and Box Score

Magic

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero	29	6	2	1	0	2	4	37	9-16	4-7	7-10	-1
Franz Wagner	18	7	5	1	0	0	3	38	8-17	1-4	1-1	-3
Wendell Carter Jr.	5	4	0	0	0	2	4	31	2-6	0-3	1-1	7
Cole Anthony	22	4	9	1	3	2	5	31	8-13	4-6	2-2	8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	11	3	1	0	1	1	2	36	4-9	1-3	2-2	-3
Jonathan Isaac	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	6
Tristan da Silva	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	11	2-4	0-2	1-1	4
Goga Bitadze	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	9	1-1	0-0	1-2	-9
Gary Harris	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	6
Caleb Houstan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1-4	1-4	0-0	5
Anthony Black	11	2	0	1	1	2	1	19	5-9	1-2	0-0	-6
Cory Joseph	DNP
Trevelin Queen	DNP
Jett Howard	DNP

Bucks

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Taurean Prince	13	4	3	1	0	1	2	40	5-10	3-5	0-0	6
Giannis Antetokounmpo	37	11	4	1	0	1	1	35	15-23	0-0	7-11	2
Kyle Kuzma	11	8	0	0	0	1	2	39	3-10	0-2	5-8	3
Brook Lopez	8	2	0	1	1	1	3	26	3-4	2-2	0-0	-11
Damian Lillard	26	7	4	1	0	4	4	36	9-18	4-9	4-4	-19
Jericho Sims	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Kevin Porter Jr.	12	2	2	1	0	2	3	23	5-6	2-2	0-0	6
AJ Green	0	2	4	3	0	1	2	28	0-3	0-3	0-0	5
Chris Livingston	DNP
Tyler Smith	DNP
Jamaree Bouyea	DNP
Andre Jackson Jr.	DNP

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Orlando Magic vs Milwaukee Bucks Game Summary

The Orlando Magic quickly dominated the game in the first quarter, building a 16-point lead at one point. They were ahead 34-20 against the Milwaukee Bucks entering the second period. The Bucks tried their best to keep things close, but they were still down 60-47 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Bucks got close by just eight points, but the visitors were just too hard to handle. The Magic had a comfortable 90-75 advantage heading into the final period.

However, the hosts were not going down quite easily as they almost pulled off a massive comeback. They were only down by two points midway through the fourth quarter, but never regained the lead. Damian Lillard had a shot to get the win, but missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer.