MILWAUKEE — Jerryd Bayless sank a 3-pointer from the corner with 13.3 seconds left to lock down the Milwaukee Bucks’ 107-100 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Bayless hit two 3-pointers in the quarter — and three of the Bucks’ five for the game — and finished with 12 points as Milwaukee staved off a late Orlando rally to snap a two-game slide.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds.
Shooting guard Khris Middleton added 25 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while center Greg Monroe finished with 21 and 11 rebounds and guard Rashad Vaughn chipped in off the bench with 10 points.
Shooting guard Victor Oladipo paced the Magic with 18 points, center Nikola Vucevic had 16 and forward Tobias Harris scored 11 for Orlando, which knocked down 13 3-pointers on 24 attempts but couldn’t compete with the Bucks in the paint, where the Magic got outscored 62-26 and were outrebounded 44-39.
Milwaukee trailed by as many as 14 in the second quarter but cut the deficit to three at the break. A 10-0 run early in the third gave the Bucks a 66-63 lead.
Orlando took the lead back moments later but another 10-0 run, including six from Antetokounmpo, put Milwaukee back out in front by six.
Evan Fournier’s 3-pointer tied the game at 91 with 4:30 to play and after trading free throws, Eric Gordon hit one of two to put Orlando ahead.
Bayless put Milwaukee back in front for good, taking a feed from point guard Michael-Carter Williams and connecting from the right wing with 2:19 left.
Oladipo got Orlando within one on a layup with 30 seconds left.
The Magic have lost 11 of their last 12 games.
NOTES: Tuesday marked the return of Bucks head coach Jason Kidd, who had been off the bench since undergoing right hip surgery on Dec. 21. During Kidd’s absence, Milwaukee went 8-9 under interim coach Joe Prunty. … Orlando head coach Scott Skiles returned to Milwaukee, where he served as head coach from 2008-13. Skills led Milwaukee to a 162-182 record and one playoff appearance during his time with the Bucks, who selected him 22nd overall in the 1986 draft. … Orlando G C.J. Watson remains sidelined due to a sore left calf. … Milwaukee SG O.J. Mayo is still out with a sore left hamstring. … The Bucks have won six of the last seven meetings in Milwaukee and evened the all-time series at 49.