National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Orlando 121, Chicago 114
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 12, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #47 Bennie Adams, #64 Justin VanDuyne
Attendance: 21302

Magic 121, Bulls 114: Nikola Vucevic and Victor Oladipo each recorded 33 points as visiting Orlando held off a fourth-quarter rally by Chicago to snap a six-game losing streak.

Vucevic made 16-of-24 from the field, grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out four assists while Oladipo connected on 11-of-17 shots – including 3-of-4 from 3-point range. Elfrid Payton added 10 points and seven assists for the Magic, who shot 59.3 percent from the floor and registered a season-high in scoring.

Pau Gasol followed up a career-high 46-point performance by scoring 28 and grabbing 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who have dropped three of their last four. Derrick Rose contributed 18 points and seven assists while Jimmy Butler scored 17, Aaron Brooks had 12 and Nikola Mirotic added 11 for Chicago.

Vucevic scored 16 points in the first half as the Magic shot 60.9 percent and led by as many as 15 before the Bulls whittled their deficit down to 63-55 at intermission. Rose’s basket cut the lead to 73-70 before Oladipo scored five as Orlando ran off 12 of the next 14 points to push the lead back to 13.

Mirotic made a 3-pointer and followed it with a three-point play to trim the deficit to 102-96 and Gasol’s free throw brought Chicago within 109-104 with 3:31 to go. Oladipo answered with a driving layup before Channing Frye’s basket inside pushed the lead to 113-104 with 1:30 left and the Magic had the cushion they needed.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Vucevic, who had a career-high 34 points at Portland on Sunday, reached 30 for the second straight game on a left-handed slam dunk over Gasol in the final minute of the third quarter and notched his fifth straight double-double. … Chicago G Mike Dunleavy (ankle) missed his sixth straight game, but could return later in the week. … Two or Orlando’s top four scorers – Tobias Harris (ankle) and Evan Fournier (knee) – each missed their second consecutive contest. ... Oladipo's 33 points marked a season high and were two off his career best set against Chicago last season.
Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Chicago
Victor Oladipo 33 Scoring Pau Gasol 28
Elfrid Payton 7 Assists Derrick Rose 7
Nikola Vucevic 11 Rebounds Pau Gasol 14
Victor Oladipo 8 Free Throws Made Pau Gasol 8
Devyn Marble 3 Steals Nikola Mirotic 2
Channing Frye 1 Blocks Pau Gasol 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 121 59.3 7-18 18-29 28 34 3 10 11
Chicago 114 48.8 8-27 24-33 25 43 5 6 14
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Washington. The Bulls have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .846 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Houston. The Magic have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .357 after a loss.