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Chicago Bulls (35-28) At Orlando Magic (29-33), 8 P.m.

(Sports Network) - The Orlando Magic will wrap up a brief two-game homestand this evening when they host the Chicago Bulls at Amway Arena.

Orlando is currently in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and put the brakes on a three-game losing streak with Monday's 99-81 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Hedo Turkoglu scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Magic, who are six games off the lead in the Southeast Division. Trevor Ariza added 20 points off the bench and Dwight Howard finished with 10 points, nine boards and four blocked shots, as Orlando posted just its second win in nine games and improved to 19-12 as the host this season.

Meanwhile, the Bulls will continue a four-game road trip this evening, but had a three-game winning streak come to an end with Wednesday's 103-70 loss to the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Ben Gordon, who poured in a career-high 48 points in Chicago's 126-121 overtime win in Milwaukee on Sunday, was held to 14 points and eight rebounds. Chris Duhon scored 12 points and Kirk Hinrich added 11 for the Bulls, who are 1-1 on the swing and 11-20 away from the Windy City this season. They will close out the trek on March 11 at Boston.

Chicago is four games off Detroit's lead in the Central Division and fifth overall in the Eastern Conference standings.

Thursday's meeting between Chicago and Orlando is the third and final meeting of the regular season. The Magic have won both encounters so far and three of the last four matchups.

Chicago has lost 10 of its last 15 trips to Orlando.

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