Preview: Magic trying to avoid elimination in Game 5 against Bucks
TV: FOX Sports Florida
TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 3:30 p.m.
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Orlando Magic (33-40, eighth in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (56-17, first in the Eastern Conference during the regular season)
LINE
EVEN; over/under is 226.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND
Milwaukee leads series 3-1
BOTTOM LINE
The Milwaukee Bucks look to clinch the Eastern Conference first round over the Orlando Magic in game five. The Bucks won the last meeting 121-106. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points to lead Milwaukee to the victory and Nikola Vucevic recorded 31 points in defeat for Orlando.
The Bucks are 37-7 in Eastern Conference games. Milwaukee has the league’s best offense averaging 118.7 points while shooting 47.6% from the field.
The Magic are 20-23 in conference games. Orlando is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 44.5 rebounds per game led by Vucevic averaging 10.8.
TOP PERFORMERS
Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks with 13.6 rebounds and averages 29.5 points. Brook Lopez is averaging 15.7 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 45.3% over the last 10 games for Milwaukee.
Vucevic leads the Magic scoring 19.6 assists and collecting 10.8 rebounds. Terrence Ross is averaging 12.2 points and three rebounds while shooting 30.8% over the last 10 games for Orlando.
LAST 10 GAMES
Bucks: 5-5, averaging 117.9 points, 49.7 rebounds, 26.8 assists, six steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.8 points on 43.0% shooting.
Magic: 2-8, averaging 108.8 points, 43.5 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points on 48.2% shooting.
INJURIES
Bucks: None listed.
Magic: Melvin Frazier Jr.: day to day (back), Vic Law: day to day (lower back), Michael Carter-Williams: day to day (foot), Jonathan Isaac: out for season (acl), Aaron Gordon: day to day (hamstring).