Orlando Beats Chicago, NBA Scores

Nikola Vucevic scored 24 points, Hezonja added a career-high 21, and Orlando beat Chicago 102-89 on Wednesday night.

The Magic coasted through the second half with leads as big as 22 points. Victor Oladipo had 17 points and Aaron Gordon added 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Orlando led 60-50 at halftime and never saw the advantage go under double digits the entire second half.

"This was definitely a step forward," Magic coach Scott Skiles said. "I felt like our energy at the defensive end of the floor was good.

"And Mario had a lot of pop in his step. I thought it was overall his best defensive game. He did a nice job chasing people."

Hezonja, the fifth pick in last summer's NBA draft, has started three straight games in place of the injured Evan Fournier. Hezonja had 10 points in the first eight minutes of the game, hitting four of five shots, including a 3-pointer. He was matched up against Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy, who had only eight points on 3-for-9 shooting.

Wednesday, March 2 Scoreboard
    
Orlando 102, Chicago 89

Charlotte 119, Philadelphia 99
     
Boston 116, Portland 93
     
Toronto 104, Utah 94
     
Houston 100, New Orleans 95
     
Memphis 104, Sacramento 98

Indiana 104, Milwaukee 99

Washington 104, Minnesota98
    
San Antonio 97, Detroit 81
     
Denver 117, Los Angeles 107

Los Angeles 103, Oklahoma City 98

Thursday, March 3 Schedule (All Times Central)

Phoenix at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.