The Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 102-98 for their eighth straight win.
The Bulls took control with a 23-9 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 9.
The Magic got within 88-87 on Franz Wagner’s driving layup with 4:00 to play, but Zach LaVine answered with a 13-foot fadeaway, and the Magic got no closer than 98-96.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Magic 14-9. LaVine scored 7 of the Bulls’ 14 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Gary Harris had 2 steals, and the Magic scored 2 points off them.
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points. LaVine added 27 points, and Coby White scored 17 points (10 in the fourth quarter) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench.
For the Magic, Wagner scored 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting, and Wendell Carter Jr. added 21 points (12 in the paint) and 10 rebounds.
The Magic got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bulls outscored the Magic 33-22 in 12 minutes with DeRozan, Vučević, LaVine, Ball and White on the floor together.