Bulls hold on to beat Magic 102-99 after both teams struggle in 4th quarter

Coby White scored 21 points, Josh Giddey added 20 and nan Bulls hit nan Magic 102-99

CHICAGO -- Coby White scored 21 points, Josh Giddey added 20 and nan Bulls hit nan Magic 102-99 connected Wednesday night.

Nikola Vucevic added 18 points and 14 rebounds successful Chicago's second-straight win.

Paolo Banchero scored 31 points for Orlando 2 days aft scoring 50 against nan Pacers, but it wasn't enough. Jalen Suggs, who missed a fading jump changeable successful nan last seconds, had 17.

The Bulls changeable 3 for 15 successful nan 4th fourth but held connected aft Orlando changeable 4 for 22 successful nan last quarter. Both teams mixed for 28 points successful nan fourth.

The Magic led by arsenic galore arsenic 20 points successful nan first half, but Chicago came backmost pinch a 12-3 tally precocious successful nan 2nd quarter. Banchero had 20 successful nan first half to thief nan Magic return a 62-52 lead to intermission.

Magic: Forward Franz Wagner near nan crippled early successful nan 4th fourth owed to unwellness and ne'er returned. It seemed to hamper Orlando adjacent nan handbasket astatine some ends of nan floor.

Bulls: Chicago missed constituent defender Lonzo Ball arsenic he recovers from a wrist injury. Most of nan Bulls' 15 turnovers came connected introduction passes aliases astatine nan apical of nan circle.

The Bulls led 98-97 successful nan last infinitesimal earlier Giddey recovered Patrick Williams astatine nan apical of nan key. The guardant knocked down nan 3-pointer to make it a two-possession game, securing nan triumph for Chicago.

The Bulls and Magic went complete 7 minutes without a made section extremity successful nan 4th quarter. Ayo Dosunmu's 2-pointer collapsed nan barren spell for Chicago.

The Magic continues its five-game travel astatine Cleveland connected Friday, nan aforesaid nighttime nan Bulls sojourn nan Nets.

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