The shorthanded Magic gave everything they could handle, but it wasn't enough as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combined for 63 points to lead the Bucks to a 114-109 win in the NBA Cup semifinals.

The NBA Emirates Cup continued in Milwaukee on Tuesday, where the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic clashed in a battle of Eastern titans at Fiserv Forum. Coming into tonight's contest, only 3.5 games separated the two teams in the standings and it only added more weight to this already high-stakes matchup.

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Their NBA Cup journey came to an end in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night with a 114-109 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. In defeat, though, they showed everyone -- themselves, the Bucks, the general NBA-watching public -- that they will be a problem when the real tournament,

The shorthanded Orlando Magic gave the Milwaukee Bucks everything they could on Tuesday night. But with a 114-109 loss, the Magic's NBA Cup run concluded in Milwaukee.

Giannis Antetokounmpo says the Bucks, who lost in the in-season tournament semifinals last season, have "unfinished business" as they head to Las Vegas.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points to lead the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in a hard-fought 114-109 victory over the depleted but determined Orlando Magic in the quarter-finals of the NBA Cup on Tuesday.