Magic rally falls short during season-ending loss to Bucks

Roy Parry, Orlando Sentinel
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A fourth-quarter run got the Orlando Magic close, but they couldn’t maintain the momentum and saw their season come to a close with a 118-104 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

Nikola Vucevic finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Magic, who were making back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Evan Fournier scored 18 points, D.J. Augustin had 15 points, Markelle Fultz had 14 and Terrence Ross had 13 for Orlando.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 28 points and 17 rebounds to pace the Bucks, who move on to face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.