Final
Bulls keep pace with win over Magic
Apr 15, 2014 - 7:27 AMVideo
Joakim Noah tallied 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Jimmer Fredette added 17 points for the Bulls, who have won 10 of 12. Carlos Boozer and Tony Snell had 13 points apiece, with Boozer adding 12 boards and five assists.
"We just want to be playing our best basketball, which I think we're playing pretty well. We want to go (into the playoffs) with a good momentum," Boozer said.
Jimmy Butler contributed 12 points for Chicago, which is tied with the Toronto Raptors for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with one game left for each team.
Kyle O'Quinn totaled 20 points and seven rebounds and Andrew Nicholson scored 19 points for the Magic, who have lost three straight and six of eight. Arron Afflalo and Victor Oladipo scored 13 and 10 points, respectively, in the loss.
The Magic trailed 57-44 to start the third but pulled back to within three following a 10-3 burst midway through the period. Chicago, however, answered by closing out the period with a 14-6 run to carry an 11-point lead into the fourth.
The Bulls stretched their lead to 17, 94-77, with 7 1/2 left to play, and Orlando never got within 12 the rest of the way.
The Bulls led 26-21 after the first and a 13-4 run early in the second pushed the spread to 41-30.
Game Notes
Orlando is 1-19 when its opponent shoots 50 percent or better ... The Magic fell to 0-38 when being outrebounded by their opponent this season ... The Bulls have won the series against Orlando for the fourth straight season ... Chicago is 41-4 when leading entering the fourth quarter.
Apr 14 10:22 PM- ORLANDO: 70
CHICAGO: 81
End of 3rd
Apr 14 9:52 PM - ORLANDO: 44
CHICAGO: 57
Halftime
Apr 14 9:08 PM - ORLANDO: 21
CHICAGO: 26
End of 1st
Apr 14 8:35 PM - ORLANDO: 0
CHICAGO: 0
1st Quarter - 11:42
Apr 14 8:11 PM
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