Rookie Lauri Markkanen and newcomer Sean Kilpatrick each scored 13 points, rookie Ryan Arcidiacono had all of his eight points in the fourth quarter, Cristiano Felicio collected a career-high 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 90-82 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
A career-high 16 rebounds for the big man from Brazil tonight! 🇧🇷#BullsNation pic.twitter.com/neTo9C3Goq
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 31, 2018
The undrafted Arcidiacono out of Villanova nailed a 3-pointer to start a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter for the Bulls who never looked back after an abysmal third quarter in which they made two of 22 shots while committing six turnovers. They went more than nine minutes without a field goal, missing 14 straight shots.
It was a back and forth game which saw the Bulls ahead 57-44 after a first half in which Cameron Payne made three of their nine 3-pointers and Cristiano Felicio grabbed 11 rebounds. Then the third quarter hit and it seemed inevitable this would make eight losses in a row for a seemingly tanking Bulls squad which hasn’t seen any action from team leaders Kris Dunn (toe sprain) and Zach LaVine (knee tendinitis) in eight straight games.
