Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: April 9 vs Orlando Magic

The Milwaukee Bucks host the Orlando Magic in a must-win game on Monday night, in what will be the final regular season contest at the Bradley Center.

While the Milwaukee Bucks’ time at the Bradley Center has been far from the most auspicious chapter in franchise history, the team will hope to at least close the book on regular season play in the building in positive fashion on Monday night.

The visitors for that occasion are the Orlando Magic, one of the league’s worst teams, but also one who provided the Bucks with one of their most ignominious defeats of the season.

Although the Bucks have prevailed in two of their three clashes with the Magic this season, their last game concluded in a lifeless loss which happened to fall in the Bucks’ worst spell of play since the departure of Jason Kidd.

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With that loss potentially shaking loose any possibility of complacency, the Bucks should have their eyes on the prize in a game that could have significant seeding implications in the playoff race.

While the Bucks, Wizards and Heat are all battling for position in the 6-8 range heading into the postseason, Milwaukee has further incentive than their rivals as they will need to finish sixth to guarantee keeping their 2018 first round pick.

A win on Monday could see the Bucks take a significant step forward toward that goal

With all of that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the action ahead, and see which team can prevail on Monday night.