The Magic played much better this season against Nikola Vucevic than they did with him.
Vooch played against the Magic for the first time in a long time and Wendell Carter Jr. returned to Chicago with a clear chip on his shoulder. After the first matchup between the two in the trade deadline revenge game, the scoreboard read: Carter 1, Vucevic 0.
As for the actual scoreboard, that read: Orlando Magic 115, Chicago Bulls 106.
The Magic seemed to solve many of the issues that have been plaguing them during their six-game losing streak as they had an efficient offensive night, made outside shots, rebounded well, scored in the paint, converted second-chance points, played better defensively and simply did things they haven’t done very often this season with or without Vucevic.