In Orlando Magics last home game of the season they take on the Chicago Bulls.
As usual lets kick off with some stats for the game, starting with the Magic. Tobias Harris came away with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Maurice Harkless got 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Nikola Vucevic got 17 points, 14 rebound and 2 assists.
Now for some stats from the Bulls. Carlos Boozer came away with, 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Luol Deng got 18 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. Player of the game Kirk Hinrich got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Marco Belinelli got 16 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Taj Gibson got 12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
The game starts with a nice fast pace by both teams, but the Magic are more in control and making a lot more offensive plays. Although Chicago where playing more defense than the Magic, they did stay very much in the game and where either level with the Magic or within a few points. Eventually the Bulls did pick up play to take their first lead of the game early on, but the Magi got straight back in control of the ball game. Nearing the end of the first quarter the game seemed to come to a bit of a stand still and not much was happening in all honesty, the quarter ended 23 -21 to the Magic.
At the start of the second quarter both teams came out the same as the first quarter, not too much between the two teams at the start of this game. Again, just like the first quarter the score stayed pretty much within 2- 3 points. But finally near the end of the quarter the Bulls take full control of the score board and they eventually take their biggest lead of the game, 49 – 37 Bulls, bringing the game to the half way point. Bulls averaging 55% shooting while Magic are shooting 35%.
In the third Chicago came out just how they ended the half, they came out strong. The Bulls came out with good shooting, good defense, overall controlling the ball game. Bulls lead by 20 points with 8 minutes left in the quarter. Bulls shooting 67% in the first 6 minutes of the 3rd quarter. The Bulls moved the ball around well in tonight’s game, shooting very well, running around the Magic like it’s nothing. With the quarter coming to an end the Bulls started to leave the Magic behind in this quarter. The quarter comes to an end with the Bulls taking a big lead 77 – 54.
In the fourth quarter the game pretty much just stayed the same,at the beginning of the quarter the Bulls stayed far ahead of the Magic, usually keeping a 18 – 20 point lead, it stayed like the for the most part of the fourth quarter. The Bulls end the game with a shooting average of 56% and the magic ended the game with 41%. The Bulls player Kurt Hinrich got player of the game, while the Bulls went on to win 102 – 84, putting them to 44- 37.
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