Carter, Magic rout short-handed Bulls; Rose injured

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03/11/2010 - Orlando, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Vince Carter ended with 23 points and Orlando nearly doubled-up Chicago in the first half en route to a 111-82 drubbing of the Bulls at Amway Arena.

Most of Orlando's starters played limited minutes due to the game being a 32- point blowout by halftime.

Matt Barnes ended with 14 points, Brandon Bass had 13 with eight rebounds and Dwight Howard 12 and six for the Southeast Division-leading Magic, who shot 55.1 percent from the field to cruise to their seventh straight win.

Already without Luol Deng (calf) and Joakim Noah (foot), the Bulls played the last three quarters without point guard Derrick Rose, who exited for good with a strained left wrist after he drove the lane and took a hard foul by Howard.

James Johnson scored 13 points, Hakim Warrick and Taj Gibson each had 12 and Jannero Pargo 11 in Chicago's sixth straight loss.

Howard capped a 15-4 run with an alley-oop from Jason Williams to give Orlando a 21-10 lead with a little over two minutes to play in the opening quarter.

It was 28-17 after 12 minutes, and the Magic ran away with things behind a 37-16 second quarter that saw the Bulls make a mere 4-of-17 from the field.

J.J. Redick's three-pointer three minutes in finished off a 10-2 spurt to open the frame, and Chicago went the final 7:15 without making a field goal.

Two Howard free throws made it a 65-33 margin at halftime, and despite a 15-1 run, the Bulls still trailed 79-51 with a quarter to play thanks to the Magic scoring the final eight points of the third.

Game Notes

The Bulls have dropped five straight at Orlando...Chicago shot 39.8 percent from the field...All 11 of Orlando's participants scored, as well as all 12 of Chicago's...Marcin Gortat grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for Orlando.

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Saints +6 @ Colts -6

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Broncos -3.5 @ Bills +3.5

Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

Dolphins +3 @ Redskins -3

Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

Titans +6 @ Jaguars -6

Bears +6 @ Chargers -6

Lions +3 @ Raiders -3

Bucs +6.5 @ Seahawks -6.5

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