ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Black scored 26 points, Desmond Bane added 25 and the Orlando Magic beat Milwaukee 118-99 on Monday night to snap the Bucks' season-long three-game win streak.
Magic forward Franz Wagner played 17 minutes after missing 23 of the last 25 games due to a high ankle sprain. Wagner came off the bench for the first time in his career and finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
Kevin Porter Jr. led Milwaukee with 28 points and seven assists, but the Bucks committed 20 turnovers and gave up 67 points in the second half. that ended their season-long three-game win streak.
Milwaukee All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) missed his 15th straight game.
Mo Wagner hit two 3-pointers, and brother Franz and Jase Richardson hit one each in a 14-2 burst late in the third quarter that gave the Magic a 15-point lead. Black took over in the fourth quarter, scoring Orlando's first three baskets and later adding a 3-pointer that stretched the lead to 20.
The Magic made 4 of 21 (19%) from 3-point range in the first half and 10 of 21 (48%) in the second half.
Veteran guard Cam Thomas, signed by Milwaukee as a free agent on Sunday, scored four points in 13 minutes.
Jevon Carter played the final four minutes in his Magic debut after signing on Friday.
The Bucks: Play the Magic again Wednesday night in Orlando.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr., center right, defends against Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reacts to a call as his team plays the Orlando Magic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black (0) lays up the ball over Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner, center right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A fight between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets in the third quarter of Monday night's game, resulted in four player ejections.
Charlotte’s Moussa Diabate and Miles Bridges were tossed, along with Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart. Hornets coach Charles Lee was ejected in the fourth quarter after he had to be restrained from going after an official while arguing a call.
The Pistons won the game 110-104.
Duren had the ball and was driving toward the basket with just over seven minutes left in the third period when he was fouled by Diabate. Duren turned around to get face-to-face with Diabate and the two appeared to butt heads. Duren then hit Diabate in the face with his open right hand, starting a confrontation that lasted more than 30 seconds and ultimately ended with a brief police presence on the floor.
While Pistons forward Tobias Harris was holding Diabate back, Diabate threw a punch at Duren. Duren walked away and Bridges charged at him, throwing a left-handed punch. Duren retaliated with a punch. Diabate attempted to charge again at Duren and had to be held back.
Stewart left the bench to confront Bridges, who responded with a punch, and the players tussled. At one point, Stewart got Bridges in a headlock and delivered mutiple left-handed blows to his head.
Duren called it an "overly competitive game."
“Emotions were flaring,” Duren said. “At the end of the day, we would love to keep it basketball, but things happen. Everybody was just playing hard.”
Duren said that opposing NBA teams have been trying to “get in our head” all season.
“This isn't the first time that people have tried to be like extra aggressive with us and talk to us, whatever the case may be,” Duren said. “But as a group we have done an OK job of handling that energy and intensity. At the end of the day, emotions got high with everybody being competitive. Things happen."
Duren did not say how the fight started, referring reporters instead to the video replays.
The Hornets did not make Bridges and Diabate available for interviews after the game.
“It looked like two guys got into a heated conversation and it just kind of spiraled from there,” Lee said.
Crew chief John Goble said in a pool report after the game that the players were ejected because they "engaged in fighting activity during the dead ball. After review, we assessed fighting fouls and by rule they were ejected from the game.”
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff defended his players after the game.
“Our guys deal with a lot, but they’re not the ones that initiated, they’re not the ones who crossed the line tonight,” Bickerstaff said. “It was clear, through frustration, because of what J.D. (Duren) was doing, that they crossed the line. I hate that it got as ugly as it got.
“That’s not something that you ever want to see,” Bickerstaff added, "but if a guy throws a punch at you, you have a responsibility to protect yourself. That’s what happened tonight. If you go back and watch the film, they’re the ones who initiated crossing the line and our guy had to defend himself.”
Tensions continued to mount at the Spectrum Center after the fight.
Midway through the fourth quarter, Lee was ejected and had to be restrained by Hornets guard Brandon Miller while yelling at officials for a no-call after Charlotte's Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.
“Grant was walking down the paint and barely touched somebody and the guy fell over and that is what we are going to call a foul,” Lee said. “They have a hard job to make these calls, but I don't think that was the consistency with which that had been called the rest of the game.”
As for being ejected, Lee said he has to have more control of emotions moving forward.
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Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabate, second from left, is held back as he goes after Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren during a fight on the court in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons coaches and security try to break up a fight during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Charlotte Hornets forward Moussa Diabate, second from left, is held back as he goes and Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren (0) fight during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, left, throws punches with Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, right, during a fight on the court in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
