The Bulls were out for a bit of revenge after getting smacked by the league-worst Magic when these teams played not long ago, but they didn’t have an easy time of things on Tuesday night at the United Center. The visitors hung around thanks to hot shooting and the Bulls’ porous defense, with the Magic even turning a 13-point deficit early in the fourth quarter into a 115-115 tie with 5:34 remaining after old friend Wendell Carter Jr. hit a jumper to give him a team-high 24 points.
But after struggling to contain the lowly Magic all night long, the Bulls finally buckled down on defense.