ORLANDO, Fla. — Coby White scored a career-high 44 points, and the Chicago Bulls edged the Orlando Magic 125-123 on Thursday night.

White was 7 of 15 from 3-point range. He scored Chicago’s last nine points on two layups, a dunk and a 3-pointer.

Josh Giddy added 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, and Tre Jones had 20 points.

Paolo Banchero and Cole Anthony scored 20 points each for Orlando. The Magic have lost five in a row.

Takeaways

Bulls: The injury-depleted Bulls came back from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit, raising their road record to a respectable 14-16.

Magic: The Magic completed a 1-6 home stand, with the last three losses coming against losing teams.

Key moment

Jones and White had steals just 28 seconds apart, and White converted one of them into a 3-pointer with 2 minutes, 18 seconds left to give Chicago a 123-121 lead.

Key stat

The Magic were 9 of 33 from 3-point range, and the Bulls went 15 of 40.

Up next

Both teams are back in action Saturday night. The Bulls are at Miami, and the Magic are at Milwaukee.