Bulls 102, Magic 84
Carlos Boozer scored 22 points to lead five players in double figures as visiting Chicago cruised to its fifth straight win over Orlando and its ninth victory in the past 10 meetings.
Luol Deng added 18 points and eight assists and Marco Belinelli contributed 16 points for the Bulls, who pulled within a half-game of idle Atlanta for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Chicago holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Hawks.
Tobias Harris scored 20 points and Nikola Vucevic collected 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who have lost 15 of their last 17 games and fell into a tie with Charlotte for the worst record in the NBA.
Orlando led 23-21 after one quarter but went cold in the middle two periods. The Magic were 10-for-32 from the field in the second and third quarters and never recovered.
Kirk Hinrich hit back-to-back 3-pointers to set off an 8-0 run late in the second quarter that pushed Chicago's cushion to double digits, and the Bulls took a 49-37 advantage into halftime. Belinelli scored eight points during a 10-2 spurt to start the second half, making it 59-39, and the lead didn't dip below 16 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bulls C Joakim Noah (foot) and PF Taj Gibson (knee) returned to the lineup in reserve roles, as did SG Richard Hamilton, who served a one-game suspension Sunday. … Orlando dropped to 0-28 when scoring fewer than 90 points. … Chicago ends the regular season at home against Washington on Wednesday while the Magic wraps up its campaign at Miami the same night.