Even as they had to weather the storm at times, the Milwaukee Bucks took Game 4 of their first round series with the Orlando Magic Monday afternoon.
It was far from convincing, but the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 121-106 Game 4 victory over the Orlando Magic Monday afternoon to help them go up 3-1 in their first round series.
Both teams got off to slow starts with the afternoon tip and it set the tone for the lethargic way the first quarter unfolded. Nevertheless, the Bucks held a 22-18 edge over the Magic through the first quarter.
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With some much needed offense being injected into the proceedings, Milwaukee and Orlando continued to trade leads with one another over the course of the second quarter.
And thanks to back-to-back threes from Wesley Matthews, the Bucks held a 58-52 lead going into the halftime period.
Orlando, though, not only continued to hang around, but hit shots that helped them to take brief leads throughout the third quarter. But the Bucks continued to shoo away the Magic and unconvincingly held an 84-81 lead through three.
It was in the fourth and final quarter when the Bucks’ breakout finally occurred, all of which was headlined by the stark turnaround of one Khris Middleton, who went on to account for 18 of the team’s 37 points in the period. With that and the Magic’s shooting going cold, the Bucks comfortably put the stamp on their Game 4 victory.
So without further ado, let’s pick out what stood out the most in the Bucks’ Game 4 win over the Orlando Magic from Monday afternoon.