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Bulls Get By Magic

DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Zach LaVine added 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 on Tuesday night.

 

DeRozan scored 20 points in the first half, before the Bulls survived a frantic rally by the Magic midway through the fourth quarter.

 

Wendell Carter Jr. scored 24 points for the Magic, including 11 in the first quarter.

 

The Bulls, who were up 113-103 with 7:38 left in the game, failed to score a field goal in the next four minutes. The Magic tied the game, but LaVine's baseline shot with 3:35 left snapped the Bulls' drought and enabled them to regain a 117-115 lead.

 

Ayo Dosunmu made two shots to highlight an 11-0 run to finish the game.

 

The Bulls have won four of their last five. The Magic have dropped four of their last six.

 

DeRozan has scored 70 points in his last two games against the Magic.

 

The Bulls led by nine on three occasions in the third quarter, highlighted by a fadeaway shot by DeRozan with 0.7 seconds left for a 103-94 lead.

 

Baskets by Coby White and DeRozan gave the Bulls their first double-figure lead to open the fourth quarter.

 

Orlando shot 60.9% in the first quarter and made 28-of-50 field-goal attempts in the first half.

 

But the Magic didn't shoot their first free throw until 3:17 remaining in the second quarter, when Cole Anthony sank a shot to complete a three-point play.

 

The Bulls went on an 7-2 run in the final 1:09 to take a 70-63 halftime lead. Anthony was assessed a technical foul after hanging on the rim too long following his dunk of a missed shot.

 

DeRozan added two baskets, including a three-point play with 36.6 left, and Carter. Jr. was called for a technical after throwing the ball against the stanchion.

 

The Bulls avenged a 114-95 loss to the Magic on Jan. 23 and won the season series 3-1.
 

Dosunmu was selected to the Rising Stars game.

 

The Bulls are at Toronto on Friday night.

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