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00:00of the game.
00:02It starts with a matchup in the Eastern Conference.
00:06The Milwaukee Bucks, six and a half point home favorite inside
00:09the Pfizer Forum now against the Orlando Magic.
00:13The Magic played in a game to win their group against the
00:15Knicks a week ago in the Garden.
00:17They did not win it.
00:18However, Joe, they did have a strong enough point differential
00:22to earn that wild card bid.
00:24Into this stage, the Eastern Conference component of the
00:27quarterfinal round.
00:29Milwaukee Bucks, overall this season, you look at their
00:32overall record, it's not sensational.
00:34It's 12 and 11.
00:36But they've won eight of their last ten after a dismal and
00:39disappointing start to this season to use the NBA Cup as a
00:43springboard and they're a six and a half point favorite to
00:46advance to the semifinal round.
00:49Injuries, Joe, a huge component of this game for Orlando.
00:52What do you like tonight in Milwaukee?
00:55I don't like Orlando.
00:57I mean, it's one thing to lose Boncaro and then Franz Wagner
01:01steps up and averages 27, 28 points a game.
01:05And all of a sudden Orlando is winning and playing great
01:09basketball.
01:10Now, a couple nights ago, Franz Wagner gets hurt.
01:13So now I got no Boncaro.
01:14I got no Wagner.
01:15I've got a Magic team that offensively is going to be very,
01:20very challenged.
01:21And I just don't see them being able to score enough against a
01:25now healthy Milwaukee Bucks team who just got back Middleton
01:30and they are playing the best basketball that they have played
01:33thus far this season.
01:35It feels like the Bucks are cashing a ticket and heading to
01:38Vegas.