Magic fall to Bucks entering All-Star break

Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel on Feb 11, 2026

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Speaking at a fan engagement event Tuesday night in Ocoee, Magic guard Jalen Suggs called Wednesday’s game the toughest part of accomplishing Orlando‘s goal of going undefeated on its four-game homestand ahead of the NBA All-Star break.

And he wasn’t wrong.

Facing the Bucks for the second time in three days after it defeated Milwaukee by 19 points on Monday night, coach Jamahl Mosley‘s squad fought back but fell late, 116-108, inside Kia Center to see its three-game winning streak come to an end.

In a contest that featured eight lead changes, Suggs (16 points) made a pair of free throws to pull his team within 110-108 with 1:12 left. Myles Turner then sank his lone 3-pointer of the night and Cam Thomas his fourth to help Milwaukee end on a 6-0 run.

The Bucks received a plethora of bench scoring, which was led by 34 points from Thomas. Ousmane Dieng hit 5 of his 8 3-pointers as he added 17 points and Milwaukee’s reserves outscored Orlando’s 55-25.

Milwaukee (22-30) turned the ball over 16 times for 13 Orlando points. The Bucks shot 24 for 24 at the free-throw line.

The Magic (28-25) are off until Feb. 19 at Sacramento to open a four-game trip on the West Coast on the other side of the week-long league break.

Bane’s big night

Desmond Bane (31 points) came out firing, knocking down his first five 3-pointers for 15 points in the opening quarter.

His five first-quarter 3s tied the franchise record for most 3s made in a single quarter, something that was last done by former Orlando center Mo Bamba during the second quarter of a Jan. 9, 2022 game at Philadelphia.

Bane had 20 points by the half but was held scoreless in the third quarter. He added 11 in the final frame and became the 11th player in franchise history with eight-plus 3-pointers in a game.

The Magic guard picked up his fourth foul with 7:34 left in the game and his fifth with 5:42 remaining, but that didn’t slow him down from scoring 30-plus for a seventh time this season.

Rest of starters

Although Franz Wagner was available in his second game back from injury, Anthony Black remained in the starting lineup alongside regulars Bane, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr. and Jalen Suggs.

Suggs and Carter shot a combined 2 for 11 in the first half but did work elsewhere. Carter grabbed eight rebounds and Suggs dished out six assists before the break.

Suggs recorded at least one steal for the seventh consecutive game and at least one block in a fourth straight. Carter never found his footing on offense, shooting 1 for 7 with six points in 31 minutes.

Playing with his right index finger wrapped up after it was jammed by a blocked ball last game, Banchero scored 17 points.

Black hit three 3s and finished with 13 points alongside three rebounds and three assists.

Wagner’s woes

Coming off the bench for the second game in a row and just the second time in his career, Wagner didn’t have as much success as he did in the first game against the Bucks.

Playing under a minutes restriction that included mainly 3-4 minute stints, the German forward shot 1 for 7 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from distance, to score just five points in 21 minutes.

His older brother, Moe Wagner, racked up 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in 17 reserve minutes.