Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 20 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks rode a fast start to beat the Orlando Magic — tying their first-round series at a game apiece.
111-96 on Thursday and tie the Eastern Conference first-round series at a game apiece.
Milwaukee bounced back Thursday, building a 23-point lead in the first half, though Orlando got the margin down to nine in the fourth quarter. Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic followed up his 35-point effort in the opener by scoring 32 points. Evan Fournier and Terrence Ross each had 12, Markelle Fultz had 11 and D.J. Augustin added 10.Orlando had no points in the paint for the entire first quarter and went nearly eight minutes without a basket during a first-half stretch.
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