National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 128, Orlando 125
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #11 Derrick Collins, #60 James Williams, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance: 16489

Bulls 128, Magic 125 (3OT): Joakim Noah recorded season highs with 26 points and 19 rebounds while Carlos Boozer scored 23 points as visiting Chicago outlasted Orlando to win for the sixth time in seven games.

Jimmy Butler registered 21 points while playing a franchise-record 60 minutes, D.J. Augustin had 19 points and Tony Snell had five of his 15 in the third overtime for the Bulls, who rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit. Mike Dunleavy added 11 points, including a 3-pointer with 13.4 seconds left in the first overtime to tie it at 111.

Victor Oladipo scored 35 points, the most by a rookie this season, and Jameer Nelson had a season-high 31 to go along with 10 assists for the Magic, who lost their ninth straight. Tobias Harris chipped in with 22 points and 16 rebounds for Orlando while Glen Davis scored 17, including a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the second OT to forge a tie.

Noah put Chicago ahead for the first time in the second half on a three-point play with 7:17 left in regulation and the Bulls later reeled off six straight points to take a 98-95 lead. Augustin’s 3-pointer with just over a minute remaining made it 101-97, but a basket by Harris and Nelson’s jumper with 11.2 seconds left sent it to overtime.

Boozer scored 12 points in the first quarter as Chicago took a six-point lead, while Oladipo countered with 14 of his team’s 29 in the second for a 49-46 edge at intermission. The Magic made their first eight shots of the second half and led by as many as 15 before the Bulls made four 3-pointers to pull within 80-73 after three quarters.

GAME NOTEBOOK: G Arron Afflalo, Orlando’s leading scorer, missed his third straight game with a strained right foot while C Nikola Vucevic sat out his fifth in a row with a concussion. … Chicago made a season high 12 3-point attempts despite going 1-of-12 in the first half. … Davis played in his 400th career game.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Orlando
Joakim Noah 26 Scoring Victor Oladipo 35
D.J. Augustin 9 Assists Jameer Nelson 10
Joakim Noah 19 Rebounds Tobias Harris 16
Joakim Noah 8 Free Throws Made Victor Oladipo 4
Jimmy Butler 2 Steals Victor Oladipo 3
Jimmy Butler 2 Blocks Kyle O'Quinn 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 128 42.5 12-33 20-23 31 59 6 9 18
Orlando 125 51.0 6-26 13-16 24 52 5 9 18
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.