The Orlando Magic’s first three-game winning streak of the season was not to be.
The team’s improved play continued as they opened an early lead, then kept the game within reach, then erased a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game. But a scoreless drought to end the game cost them a chance at victory as the Magic lost to the Bulls, 126-115.
Wendell Carter Jr. wasted no time against his former team, scoring 11 of Orlando’s first 15 points. The Magic, who shot 60 percent in the first quarter, took an eight-point lead after Moe Wagner hit a straightaway three to put Orlando ahead 33-26 with one minute remaining in the first quarter.