ORLANDO, Fla., April 5 (Ticker) -- The Orlando Magic are building toward next season.

Carlos Arroyo made a reverse layup with 15 seconds remaining as the Magic posted a 108-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Despite having slim playoff hopes, the Magic (30-44) continued to play well, winning for the sixth time in seven games. Orlando is 4 1/2 games behind Chicago for the Eastern Conference's final playoff berth with eight contests left.

Orlando has won eight straight at home.

"It's important that we keep playing hard even though it may seem that we can't make the playoffs", said Magic forward Dwight Howard, who scored 19 points and collected 17 rebounds. "Hard work pays off. It's good to see our guys really come together down the stretch. It's just been good to get another win at home."

Arroyo, who scored 17 points, slashed to the basket for his layup to give the Magic a 106-105 lead.

"He (Arroyo) made a good play at the end," said Bucks guard T.J. Ford, who scored a career-high 34 points. "I think they caught everybody off guard with that last play. That play definitely helped them get the win."

On the Bucks' ensuing possession, Charlie Bell had his pass deflected and stolen by Hedo Turkoglu, who made two free throws with nine seconds left to seal things. Turkoglu also set the screen on Arroyo's layup.

Turkoglu scored 24 points for Orlando, which held a 50-42 lead at the half.

"We made it interesting," Magic Coach Brian Hill said. "A lot more interesting than we needed to after being up by 20. We just couldn't keep T. J Ford in front of us. He just went wherever he wanted to with the basketball and created all kinds of scoring opportunities for their team."

Michael Redd added 25 points for Milwaukee (37-38), which fell 2 1/2 games behind fifth-place Washington.

Keyon Dooling scored 14 points and Darko Milicic added 10 points as Orlando held a 49-24 advantage in bench points.

"It was disappointing", Bucks Coach Terry Stotts said. "Every game from here on out is important for the playoff race. I like the way we competed. Even though we got down we battled back and took the lead. But you want to come away with win. We have a few games left and every one is important."