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Bucks beat Magic to return to NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas

CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press
Dec 11, 2024
Dec 11, 2024 Updated Dec 21, 2024

Antetokounmpo scored 37 points as Milwaukee beat the Orlando Magic 114-109 in the NBA Cup quarter-finals.

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MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, Damian Lillard had nine of his 28 in the final minute and the Milwaukee Bucks returned to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas by beating the Orlando Magic 114-109 on Tuesday night.

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Magic Bucks Basketball — Milwaukee Bucks' Khris Middleton tries to get past Orlando Magic's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the second half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament quarterfinals basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Magic Bucks Basketball — Milwaukee Bucks' Damian Lillard drives past Orlando Magic's Anthony Black during the second half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament quarterfinals basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Magic Bucks Basketball — Orlando Magic's Wendell Carter Jr. fouls Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo during the second half of an Emirates NBA cup tournament quarterfinals basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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