If you really listen you can probably hear the whistles still blowing. Each team recorded at least five fouls above their average on a sad, sloppy night in Orlando as the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Orlando Magic 112-96. Their scrambling defense failed to lock down an offensively challenged Magic team, allowing seven Magic players to score double digits and the Bucks’ offense mirrored that same scrambling attitude.
Despite Jabari Parker’s resumed aggression on the offensive end and a team-high 25 points, the Bucks bench crippled against Jeff Green’s transition game, D.J. Augustin’s elusiveness, Aaron Gordon’s nimble attacks and Elfrid Payton’s 20-point outburst.