Milwaukee Bucks Seek to Extend 15-Game Winning Streak Against Orlando Magic at Home

The NBA-leading Bucks aim to get off to a fast start when they host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks were slow out of the blocks in their last outing before finding their stride to extend their winning streak to 15 games.

The NBA-leading Bucks aim to get off to a fast start when they host the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds in Milwaukee's 118-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. The two-time NBA MVP made 15 of 27 shots from the floor for the Bucks, who overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half to outscore the Nets 66-42.

"Sometimes when you're down, it's kind of hard, it's frustrating," Antetokounmpo told Bally Sports Milwaukee. "But at the end of the day we are calm as a team; We know we have to come from behind to win a game like this. "We keep our patience, keep racing, keep stopping and take care of the ball."

Milwaukee's Khris Middleton had 18 points and six assists off the bench, while Jrue Holiday added 14 and eight, respectively. The Bucks' winning streak is now the fourth-longest in franchise history and five shy of matching the 1970-71 streak for the top honor.

Milwaukee is now on a 26-of-31 home streak, including 10 in a row. The Bucks' last loss at Fiserv Forum was on January 6 against the Charlotte Hornets, 138-109.

Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 13 rebounds, and Holiday had 17 points, 10 assists and eight boards in Milwaukee's 109-102 win over Orlando on Dec. 5.

Franz Wagner scored 25 points, while Paolo Banchero had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.

Banchero scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half of Orlando's 101-93 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, including three mid-range jumpers and a pair of free throws in the final four minutes. He also set up Wagner's jumper to seal the win with 24.2 seconds left.

"(My teammates) believe in me playing the right way. I don't take it for granted. I take this very seriously. "I'm just want to win," said Banchero, who is averaging 19.9 points per game.

Banchero got the attention of his team at the other end of the court. After all, they have held opponents to 110 points in eight of their last 12 games.

"For our team, that's where it starts — the defensive end, trying to stop," Banchero said. "We've been really locked in for the past month trying to make it difficult for the team. At the end of the day, lockout protection is what you need late in the game. … That's our mentality."

Orlando could see Jonathan Isaac return to the lineup Wednesday. Isaac was questioned against Milwaukee because of a sprained right knee in the last two games.

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