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LaVine scores 39 in Orlando, including 5-for-6 from long distance, in rout of Magic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Zach LaVine bounced back from a poor performance a night earlier and scored 39 points Saturday as the Chicago Bulls routed the injuryplagued Orlando Magic 118-92.

LaVine scored just two points in the first three quarters of Friday's loss to the Magic and responded to coach Billy Donovan's request that he play with more aggression early in the game. He scored 22 points in the first half and chipped in seven rebounds and four assists as the Bulls snapped a two-game losing streak.

Orlando's Nikola Vucevic, who scored a careerbest 43 points in Friday's win, had 17 points and eight rebounds. He didn't play in the fourth quarter because of the lopsided score.

Chicago broke open a one-point game with a 25-8 burst over the final nine minutes of the first half to build a 61-43 edge at intermission. From there, the Bulls pushed their lead to as much as 33 by making eight of their first 11 shots of the second half.

LaVine reentered after Orlando trimmed the deficit to 20 in the fourth quarter. The guard, who entered the night 10th in the NBA with 26.5 points per game, had another 12 points before exiting for good.

Denzel Valentine, who started in place of the injured Lauri Markkanen, scored 20 points and hit four 3-pointers. Rookie Patrick Williams chipped in 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Coby White added 13 points.

Evan Fournier was scratched just minutes prior to tipoff because of back spasms, meaning Orlando was without four would-be starters because of a myriad of injuries.

Aaron Gordon, Markelle Fultz and Jonathan Isaac were already out and the Magic had little working offensively on Saturday. They shot 38.9% from the floor and made only 6 of 27 3-point shots.

Dwayne Bacon scored 16 points, while Terrence Ross had 13 off the bench. Mo Bamba scored all of his 14 points in the fourth quarter of the blowout.