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A pair of Eastern Conference teams take the floor in a Group C matchup of the in-season tournament on the hardwood in the Windy City. The Orlando Magic are on the road as they make the trip to close a two-game road set with the Chicago Bulls Friday night. These teams met Wednesday night in the Windy City with the Magic claiming a 96-94 road victory, winning outright as a 2.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Bulls own a 65-57 advantage though the Magic have won the last two meetings. Will Orlando sweep the two-game set or will Chicago bounce back to earn a split?
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Orlando had dropped three of their previous four games before coming up with a road win over the Bulls Wednesday night. The Magic improved to 6-5 on the season and stood tied for second in the Southeast Division, one game behind the Heat for the top spot. Against Chicago, Orlando was even after the opening quarter before outscoring the Bulls 29-12 in the second quarter to lead by 17 at the half. The Magic led by as many as 19 in the game only to see the Bulls rally to tie the game in the final seconds. With overtime looming, Paolo Banchero knocked down the game-winning bucket with 1.1 seconds to play. Orlando shot 39% from the field, including eight of 28 from three-point range, and knocked down 24 of 30 free throw attempts in the win. Banchero led the Magic with 17 points and nine rebounds in the contest.
The Magic enter this game 29th in the league in scoring offense as they average 108 .3 points per game on the season. Orlando is 12th in the league in rebounding with 44.6 rebounds per contest while they are 26th in assists by dishing 23.7 dimes a night. The Magic are 6th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 106.6 points per contest. Paolo Banchero is leading the Magic as he averages 18.7 points plus seven rebounds and 4.9 assists a night on the season. Cole Anthony contributes 13.5 points, 4.2 rebounds plus 2.7 assists a game while Franz Wagner chips in 18.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.4 dimes a contest. Wendell Carter Jr. (9.4 points, 8.6 rebounds), Jalen Suggs (11.9 points, 2.7 assists) and Moritz Wagner (11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds) are solid contributors. Gary Harris (eight points), Markelle Fultz (11.4 points, 4.3 assists), Jonathan Isaac, Caleb Houstan, Joe Ingles, Chuma Okeke, Goga Bitadze and Anthony Black all have to contribute for the Magic. Orlando is 25th in the league in field goal percentage as they sh oot 44.7% from the field on the year. The Magic is 27th in the league in threes per game as they hit 10.3 triples a night while they are 27th in three-point shooting by hitting 32.9% from beyond the arc.
Carter (hand) was injured November 2 against the Jazz and underwent surgery. He is likely out until late November. Fultz (knee) has missed three straight and six of the last seven games: he has been ruled out for this contest.
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