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Orlando Magic 93, Chicago Bulls 87
Behind the hot shooting hands of Travis Diener and Matt Walsh, the Orlando Magic notched their second victory of the 2006 Pepsi Pro Summer League, downing the Chicago Bulls 93-87 on Thursday evening. Diener tallied the biggest point total of any scorer so far this week, pouring in 34 on 11-for-16 shooting from the field while hitting on 7-of-10 shots from behind the arc.

Orlando withstood a furious late rally from Chicago to take home the ‘W,’ as the Bulls erased a 10-point Magic lead midway through the fourth with a 13-4 run. Tyrus Thomas capped off the spree, closing the gap to as little as one, 87-86, with a three from the top of the key with 1:00 left on the clock. But Diener and James Augustine sealed the victory, combining to hit all six of their charity shots down the stretch to maintain the lead.

Diener hit four three-pointers and tallied 18 points in the first half to lead all scorers at the break. Chicago was up by seven, 38-31, with 3:35 left in the second quarter, but Diener, Walsh and Joe Shipp hit consecutive treys to close out the half down only one, 44-43.

Orlando kept the momentum going into the second half until Miami closed out the third with an 8-3 run, taking an 86-83 lead heading into the fourth. But the Magic answered back, outscoring the Bulls 17-5 in the early moments of the final period to take their 10-point lead, the largest for either team in the game.

Walsh ended the contest with three treys and 20 points, while Shipp chipped in 17 for Orlando. Michael Harris led the way for the Bulls with 17, while Thomas finished 5-of-11 from the field with 13 points and four rebounds. Both teams shot an identical 50.8 percent for the game, but the difference came from three-point land, where the Magic hit on 13-of-24 attempts (54.2 percent).

- Melanie Curtsinger

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