Bucks 105, Magic 98: Brandon Knight had 24 points as host Milwaukee overcame an early 18-point deficit to knock off Orlando.

Khris Middleton added 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help the Bucks halt a three-game losing skid. Ersan Ilyasova racked up 16 points and 11 rebounds while Ramon Sessions collected 16 points and eight assists off the bench.

Maurice Harkless led seven players in double figures with 14 points for the Magic, who have dropped three in a row. Jameer Nelson had 13 points while Nikola Vucevic, Victor Oladipo and Arron Afflalo chipped in with 12 apiece.

Orlando led by double digits before the end of the first quarter, and stretched the advantage to 31-13 on a Tobias Harris jumper following a Doron Lamb steal. Milwaukee fought back to within seven on a Sessions layup, and Knight added a layup following a Nelson 3-pointer as Milwaukee trailed 51-45 entering the intermission.

The Magic held the Bucks without a field goal for the opening 4:31 of the second half to open a 13-point lead, but Milwaukee turned the tables with a 15-5 run fueled by a Middleton 3-pointer to trim the deficit to three. That was the margin entering the fourth quarter, but Knight scored the first nine points of the final period to erase the gap and the Bucks didn't trail the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vucevic was limited to 10 first-half minutes but played 21 in the second half, adding a game-high 12 rebounds for his seventh consecutive double-double. ... Oladipo, who had missed the previous two games with an ankle injury, shot 5-of-6 while adding four assists in 19 minutes off the bench. ... The Bucks finished with a 48-30 advantage in points in the paint.