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Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls – Starting Lineups, Injury Report, How to Watch

The Chicago Bulls are looking to make it two in a row without their Top 2 scorers on the court.
Elias Schuster|
Dec 1, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones (30) passes the ball in front of Orlando Magic forward Noah Penda (93) during the second half at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images
Dec 1, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones (30) passes the ball in front of Orlando Magic forward Noah Penda (93) during the second half at Kia Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

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While the Chicago Bulls have played the Orlando Magic tight in both their meetings this season, tonight presents a whole new challenge.

Down multiple key contributors, they will have to find a way to match Orlando's physical and increasingly productive two-way play. This is a team that sits 11 or better in second-chance points and points in the paint per game, as well as a rotation that shoots more free throw attempts than any other squad. Does anyone else smell serious trouble for the Bulls?

If there is something Chicago can hang its hat on, it's the fact that they come into the night as the much more well-rounded offense. Finishing with eight players in double figures against the Pelicans served as a reminder of the identity Billy Donovan has established on that end of the floor this season, as did the team's 33 assists. The Bulls were also able to knockdown 15 threes, which is something they will surely hope to do again tonight against a Magic team that struggles to keep up from long range.

Indeed, tonight would be a great night to have one of best sharpshooters in the NBA ...

How to Watch

Who: Orlando Magic (19-15) at Chicago Bulls (16-17)
Where: United Center
When: 7:00 p.m. CT
Watch: Chicago Sports Network

Projected Starting Lineups

Chicago Bulls

1. Tre Jones
2. Isaac Okoro
3. Matas Buzelis
4. Jalen Smith
5. Nikola Vucevic

Orlando Magic

1. Anthony Black
2. Jalen Suggs
3. Desmond Bane
4. Paolo Banchero
5. Wendell Carter Jr.

Injury News

The Chicago Bulls will continue to move forward without their Top 2 leading scorers and best two-way big man. Considering this Orlando Magic team's ability to force turnovers and feast in the paint, there is no question these three absences could hurt far more than they did against the 8-win Pelicans on Wednesday night.

With that said, Orlando will be without one of their own top scorers. Franz Wagner remains on the sideline with an ankle injury for his 11th straight game. The last time he faced Chicago, he dropped 25 points on an easy 11-18 shooting from the field with 2 steals and a block. Not having to deal with the one-two punch of Wagner and Paolo Banchero will at least make things slightly easier on Chicago tonight, but the odds still will sit in the Magic's favor.

Chicago Bulls Injury Report

Coby White – OUT (calf)
Josh Giddey – OUT (hamstring)
Zach Collins – OUT (toe)

Orlando Magic Injury Report

Jonathan Isaac – QUESTIONABLE (knee)
Franz Wagner – OUT (ankle)
Mo Wagner – OUT (knee)

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Elias Schuster
ELIAS SCHUSTER

Elias Schuster is a sports journalist and content creator from the northern suburbs of Chicago. A graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he has covered the Bulls since 2019-20 and previously served as the editor of BN Bulls at Bleacher Nation. He has been the Publisher for Bulls On SI since December of the 2025-26 season. When he isn't obsessing over hoops, Elias spends his time obsessing over practically every other sport – much to his wife's dismay. He also loves strolling the streets of Chicago for the best cozy bar or restaurant to set up shop and write his next article.

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