Howard scores 28 to lead Magic over Bucks 93-90
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Dwight Howard had 28 points and 16 rebounds, Jameer Nelson added 15 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Milwaukee Bucks 93-90 Monday night.
The win was Orlando's third over Milwaukee in 10 days and the third straight time the Magic have overcome a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Bucks.
Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with 22 points and Mike Dunleavy added 18. Ersan Ilyaosova, coming off a 29-point, 25-rebound effort Sunday against New Jersey, had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
It was the Bucks' sixth straight loss at home, the first time Milwaukee has lost six straight at the Bradley Center since a seven-game slide from Feb. 5-25, 2000.
Orlando scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to take a 75-70 lead with 10 minutes remaining as Howard scored on a dunk. But the Bucks then went on a 14-4 run to grab a 84-79 lead when Jennings hit a jumper with 4:33 remaining. Jennings had six points during the run.
J.J. Reddick hit a jumper from the top of the key to give Orlando an 87-86 lead with 1:38 remaining. Larry Sanders followed with a layup to put the Bucks ahead 88-87 with 1 minute to go. Howard was fouled and hit one of two free throws to tie it with 46 seconds left.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Jennings hit a driving layup with 31.2 seconds left to put the Bucks back in front 90-88 before Ryan Anderson hit a 3-pointer with 18.1 seconds remaining to put Orlando up 91-90.
Nelson was fouled with 10.8 seconds to go and hit both free throws for the final margin.
Notes: Magic G Jason Richardson missed his second straight game with a chest virus. ... Bucks C Drew Gooden missed his third straight game with a right wrist sprain, and rookie F Tobia Harris missed his second straight game with a right shoulder contusion. ... Orlando G Quentin Richardson left the game in the second quarter after taking a knee to his left thigh. He did not return.