Anthony Black saved five of his 22 points for a late surge, Desmond Bane capped a 37-point effort with a late go-ahead 3-pointer and the Orlando Magic held off the visiting Chicago Bulls 125-120 on Monday night for their third consecutive win.
Scoring 21 of the second half's first 27 points, the Bulls led by as many as 15 in the third period and retained a 109-104 advantage after a Julian Phillips dunk with 5:07 to play.
Black's 3-pointer nearly a minute later closed the gap to 110-109, and after a Matas Buzelis free throw for the Bulls, Bane drilled his third long-distance shot to put the Magic in front 112-111.
Black followed with a lead-extending layup at the 2:41 mark, after which Bane's two free throws and a Wendell Carter Jr. dunk in the final 35.3 seconds kept the Bulls at arm's

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