NBA: Magic's young players take center stage in OT win versus Bucks

Fans of the rebuilding Orlando Magic have to like the young pieces they've acquired in the post-Dwight Howard era.

Center Nikola Vucevic, acquired last summer, produced 30 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and two blocks, while former Milwaukee Buck Tobias Harris, whom they traded for prior to the deadline, added 30 points, 19 rebounds, and five assists, in a 113-103 overtime win against Milwaukee, Wednesday (Thursday, PHL time) at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

The Magic notched their 20th win of the season after 79 outings, while the Bucks continue to back into the playoffs. They're the eighth seed out East with a 37-40 record, but are losers of seven of their last 10.

The home team led by as much as 14 points through the first three quarters, edging their foes for the majority of the initial 36 minutes. A persistent Milwaukee Bucks squad however continued to battle, resulting in seven lead changes and five ties in the fourth period.

Baskets by Monta Ellis late in regulation seemed to do the trick, establishing a 94-90 lead for the Bucks, 19.2 seconds left, but off a timeout, Tobias Harris got the put-back on a missed Maurice Harkless triple to slice their deficit in half.

A quick foul sent Ellis to the stripe, but he managed to hit just the second free throw, leaving the door open for an overtime-forcing shot, 95-92. Things went from bad to worse for the visitors when Marquis Daniels was whistled for a shooting foul on a Harris triple. That tied up the game, but he couldn't make the free throw for the win, thus forcing an extra five minutes.

In the extra session, former Orlando Magic star JJ Redick did his best to keep Milwaukee in the thick of things, scoring his side's first six, but his opponents just had more to work with, getting a seven-point buffer, 108-101, following a dunk by Harkless, 48.4 ticks left.

A quick runner by Ellis got their deficit down to five, 108-103, but off a timeout, Nikola Vucevic drew a hoop and the harm from rookie John Henson, which proved to be the nail in the coffin, especially after Milwaukee missed five shots on a single possession the next time down.

Doron Lamb, another trade deadline acquisition, added 16 off the bench, while journeyman Beno Udrih managed a double-double of 13 points and 11 assists for the Magic.

Monta Ellis dropped a double-double of 21 points and 11 assists, but was a disastrous 7-of-27 from the field. Rookie John Henson posted huge numbers off the bench, 17 points, 25 rebounds and seven blocks, while Mike Dunleavy and JJ Redick added 17 and 16 markers, respectively.

Brandon Jennings (Sore Left Achilles) and Larry Sanders (Sore Lower Back) are both out with injuries and will not return tonight. #MILvORL

— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) April 11, 2013

The Bucks were held back by injuries to two of their starters. Brandon Jennings logged just six minutes due to a sore left achilles, while big man Larry Sanders played a mere 15 minutes before a sore lower back forced him to call it a night.

Orlando shot 53.3 percent from downtown, compared to just 28.6 from the same distance by Milwaukee. - AMD, GMA News