March 12th, 2010 
Stephen Rhodes 
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The Chicago Bulls ran into some major bad luck as they visited Amway Arena to take on the Orlando Magic Thursday night. They shot poorly both from the floor (40%) and from the charity stripe (63%).
But perhaps the worst thing to happen was the loss of Derrick Rose in the first quarter when he collided with Dwight Howard; a sprained wrist was the end result. Nonetheless, Orlando made short work of Chicago as they won big 111-82.
The first quarter was all Magic as they methodically built a double-digit lead, taking a 28-17 lead into the second quarter; Orlando would explode as they outscored Chicago 37-16 as both teams went to their respective locker rooms at the intermission with the Magic up 65-33. From the beginning of the third quarter until the final horn, the Magic cruised to their season-high seventh consecutive victory.
Vince Carter led all Magic scorers with 23 points, 4 rebounds and a block while Matt Barnes added 14 with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal; Brandon Bass chipped in 13 with 8 rebounds and 2 blocks. Marcin Gortat, while scoring only 7 points, grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Bulls were led by James Johnson with 13 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and a block while Taj Gibson and Hakim Warrick added 12 each – with Gibson grabbing 9 rebounds while Warrick grabbed a board and dished out an assist.
Orlando (46-20) plays again on Saturday when they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on the Wizards while Chicago (31-33) returns home to host the Miami Heat Friday night.
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