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The Magic choked this one away, allowing the Bulls to steal a 98-97 victory Sunday and finish 3-3 on their road trip. Orlando led 97-91 until Tobias Harris’ clear-path foul on Jimmy Butler with 32 seconds to play. After Butler made both free throws, the Magic left Derrick Rose all alone for a 3-pointer, which he drained to make it 97-96. The Bulls then double-teamed Evan Fournier, who committed a backcourt violation. Rose missed on a drive, but Pau Gasol slammed home the rebound for a one-point lead with 9.4 seconds to play. Nikola Vucevic missed a short jumper, but the 6-9 Harris was in a perfect spot for a follow-up layup. He missed too.
Big number
12 Gasol finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds for his 12th consecutive double-double, extending his career-best streak. That also matched the NBA season high of 12 straight games by the Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph.
Tribune player of game
Butler appeared to jam his right shoulder on a collision with Victor Oladipo shortly before the half but played on. While on the bench, Butler’s shoulder was wrapped. He finished with 27 points, six steals and five assists.
The quote
“I don’t know what happened (to the shoulder), but I’m fine. The (trainers) put some heat on it, did some tricky stuff, some witchcraft and they got me back to the floor.” — Butler
Injury update
Mike Dunleavy (ankle) missed his 19th straight game, and Kirk Hinrich sat out with a sore toe.
Up next
Vs. Kings at 7 p.m. Tuesday.