Milwaukee beat Orlando by a score of 93-79, even catching some fans off guard. "We knew the lines in Vegas listed us as favorites," said Milwaukee coach Bob. "And we knew we had a great shot going in, but really expected a more competitive game. I don't know whether we were really that good or whether they had something else on their minds. Whatever, we're thrilled to get this kind of win over an excellent team like Orlando."

Said Orlando star Mason, "Coach kept yelling at us 'you know you're better than that,' and he was right. We just didn't have the intensity or whatever today, and it showed in our game. The good thing is that we know we can't play much worse than we did out there, and that we could have won if we'd played as good as we're capable of playing."

Milwaukee was led by Coleman (10 points, 21 boards, 5 assists, a steal, a block), Howe (31 points, 1 assists, a steal), Mitchel (7 points, 2 assists, a steal, 3 blocks). Orlando was led by Mason (15 points, a steal, 4 blocks), Hervey (11 points, 4 blocks), Simpson (15 points, 5 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block).

Milwaukee improve to 21-9 and 11-4 at home. They remain at #2 in the Central and hold at #4 overall in the Eastern Conference. Orlando drop to 14-17 with today's loss. They fall to #4 in the Southeast and fall to #11 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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