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Tuesday, Mar. 20 8:30pm ET
Magic win despite McGrady's 12 points

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CHICAGO (AP) – Monty Williams was glad to get overlooked.

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Williams scored a season-high 22 points and the Orlando Magic sent the Chicago Bulls to their seventh loss in a row, 103-95 Tuesday night.

Darrell Armstrong had 17 points and 13 assists and Mike Miller added 15 points for the Magic.

The Magic won for the third time in four games despite Tracy McGrady being limited to 12 points on 5-for-16 shooting.

"They focus on guys like Tracy, Darrell and Mike," Williams said. "So different guys had to step it up. The Bulls didn't pay much attention to me until I got going."

McGrady contributed despite his poor shooting.

"I was off," he said. "I got 11 rebounds, seven assists. It was an all-around game. I just tried to get somebody else to win it."

Fred Hoiberg scored 19 for the Bulls. Marcus Fizer had 18 and Ron Mercer added 18 points and a career-high 10 assists for Chicago.

"I thought our two primary problems tonight were turnovers and defensive transitions. They got a great game out of Monty Williams. A lot of that was the result of Darrell Armstrong," Bulls coach Tim Floyd said.

Orlando center Andrew DeClercq dominated the first quarter, scoring 11 points on 5-for-5 shooting and leading the Magic to an 11-point lead.

DeClercq, however, sat out the rest of the game because of a strained right calf.

Mercer scored Chicago's last 10 points of the first quarter for a 28-26 lead.

With the Magic still down by two, Williams scored eight points during a 12-0 run that put the Magic up 44-34 with 4:51 left in the half.

The score was tied at 81 before Miller hit a 3-pointer with 8:13 left to put the Magic ahead for good.

Game notes
Bulls guard Bryce Drew missed his second straight game with a sore left hamstring. ... Elton Brand missed his third straight game with left knee tendinitis. He said he hopes to return in a few days. ... Chicago released guard Khalid El-Amin on Tuesday to help him catch on with another team before summer. El-Amin averaged 6.3 points in 50 games for the Bulls. "We weren't going to carry four (point) guards again next year," Floyd said. "To have him on the injury list was not helping him. He will benefit greatly from the opportunity to play (elsewhere)." ... Armstrong went 7-for-8 from the free throw line. He missed his sixth attempt, ending his streak of 43 straight foul shots.

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