With less than two weeks left in the NBA regular season calendar, the most meaningful battle between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic might be in the lottery standings; tonight they'll play some actual basketball, too.
The Bucks (31-44) enter the night ninth in the lotto standings, percentage points worse than the tenth seeded Denver Nuggets (32-45) and just a game worse than the eleventh seeded Magic (32-43). Meanwhile the Knicks (30-46) and Kings (30-45) are only one win behind the Bucks in the seven/eight spots, meaning the last two weeks of the season could still see a major swing in the final lottery standings.