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ORLANDO, Fla. — The tank is empty.

The Chicago Bulls are long past running on fumes. For weeks they’ve been cruising downhill while averting their eyes from the gauge sitting on “E,” hoping a miracle would allow them to make it one more block, one more exit before clunking to a standstill.

There isn’t another choice. The Bulls are down to three members of their typical starting lineup. By the end of Monday’s 125-120 loss to the Orlando Magic, their injury report listed seven absences. But the NBA schedule doesn’t stop — or slow — for any team. What they have simply will have to do.

Against the Magic, that was enough for three quarters — and nothing more.

The Bulls did all they could. They built a 15-point lead on sharpshooting from Ayo Dosu

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