Boston Herald

Magic snap 3-game skid with rout of Memphis

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ORLANDO, FLA. >> Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony added 15 points each and Orlando broke a threegame losing streak with a rout of Memphis..

A day after committing two late turnovers and blaming himself for a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Paolo Banchero sat out the fourth quarter and finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Jordan Goodwin led the Grizzlies with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Brandon Clarke added 13 points in 20 minutes in his second game back from an Achilles injury.

The win moved the Magic a game and a half behind New York in the race for the fourth Eastern Conference playoff spot. With eight games left in the regular season, the Magic are in fifth place, 1 1/2 up on Indiana and 2 1/2 up on Miami. Their 43 wins are the most for the franchise since 2010-11.

BUCKS 122, HAWKS 113 >> Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had six dunks while scoring 36 points and Milwaukee overcame Bogdan Bogdanovic’s 38 points to beat Atlanta, ending the Hawks’ four-game winning streak.

Antetokoun­mpo added 16 rebounds and Khris Middleton scored 21 points as the Bucks snapped a two-game losing streak.

Dejounte Murray, who scored a career-high 44 points in Atlanta’s 123-122 overtime win over Boston on Thursday night for Atlanta’s second win over the Celtics in four days, had 20 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.

Bogdanovic set a career high with 10 rebounds. He scored 17 points in the fourth quarter while sinking two 3-pointers in the final minute.

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