Tracy McGrady scored 47 points as the Orlando Magic snapped an eight-game losing streak at the Bradley Center with a 100-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.
McGrady came within three points of his career high of 50.
One night after Kevin Garnett hounded him into a 6-for-15 shooting night, McGrady found Milwaukee’s soft defense more to his liking. He scored 28 points in the first half and accounted for all but two points in Orlando’s 18-8 run that gave the Magic a 52-44 halftime lead.
RESULTS, SATURDAY’S SYNOPSIS
Bulls at Atlanta
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Minnesota 80 at Indiana 87
Brad Miller scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and Jermaine O’Neal had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Indiana.
New Jersey 87 at Washington 79
Jason Kidd scored 18 points for the Nets. Jerry Stackhouse led the Wizards with 23.
Boston 117 at New York 107
Paul Pierce scored 46 points for the Celtics. Allan Houston had 39 for the Knicks.
Sacramento 116 at Memphis 99
Vlade Divac had 24 points, Bobby Jackson 23 and Hedo Turkoglu added 22 for the Kings.
Phoenix 83 at Dallas 97
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points and Michael Finley added 17 for the Mavericks.
Toronto 76 at Houston 88
Steve Francis scored 28 points for Houston. Raptors’ Vince Carter reinjured his left knee and left in the first quarter.
Orlando 100 at Milwaukee 90
The Bucks had won 11 of their last 12 regular-season games against Orlando.
Miami 95 at New Orleans 100
Jamal Mashburn scored 35 points for the Hornets. Eddie Jones paced the Heat with 30.
Golden State 92 at Utah 101
Jazz defeats the Warriors for the 24th time in its last 25 meetings to avoid first 0-3 start since 1979.
Denver 96 at Portland 79
James Posey had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who were without Juwan Howard (virus).
