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Magic Beat Bulls; Pacers Drop Bucks

Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points, rookie Mario Hezonja added a career-high 21, and the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 102-89 on Wednesday night.

Victor Oladipo scored 17 points and Aaron Gordon had 13 points and 15 rebounds as Orlando coasted to an easy win. Elfrid Payton had nine points and 12 assists.

 

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 16 points, all in the first half. Pau Gasol had 12 points and Doug McDermott was the only other Bulls player in double figures with 11.

 

Both teams were on the second game of back-to-backs and it looked it. Orlando hit only 40.2 percent, while Chicago shot just 38.4 percent from the field.

 

>>Pacers Beat Bucks

 

After collecting just three points through the first three quarters, Rodney Stuckey scored 12 straight in the fourth to extend Indiana's lead to double digits over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Stuckey's outburst came right after Milwaukee's Greg Monroe had scored 11 straight to start the quarter and cut Indiana's lead to six.

 

The Pacers survived a last-minute rally to defeat the Bucks 104-99 to end a three-game losing streak.

 

Jordan Hill had 19 points and Paul George had 15 and a game-high 10 rebounds for Indiana, which had seven players score in double figures.

 

Stuckey was part of an Indiana bench that outscored Milwaukee's 47-27. The bench scored 21 of the Pacers' 31 fourth-quarter points.

 

Khris Middleton had 23 points to pace the Bucks, who have lost three of four. Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 and Jabari Parker 18 for Milwaukee.

 

The Bucks rallied late. Jerryd Bayless was fouled as he made a slashing layup with 16.4 seconds. His free throw cut Indiana's lead to three. George missed two free throws with 14.9 remaining. After a timeout, Middleton's 3-point attempt clanked off the rim with 5.9 seconds left.

Solomon Hill hit two free throws to give Indiana a five-point margin and seal the win.

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