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Washington led by as many as 18 in the fourth
quarter, but scuffled down the stretch as the Bulls closed
regulation on a 23-5 run.
Bradley Beal missed a short jumper in the paint as time expired,
as the Wizards lost for the fifth time in six games.
Markkanen made an alley-oop layup with 1:47 remaining in OT to
give Chicago a 106-105 lead, its first advantage since the
opening quarter. Beal and Isaiah Thomas each hit two free throws
over the next 55 seconds to put Washington ahead 109-106. Carter
made two free throws to cut the deficit to one before capping
Chicago's comeback moments later.
Zach LaVine followed Markkanen with 24 points, scoring 20 in the
second half and OT. Tomas Satoransky (17 points) and Kris Dunn
(15) also finished in double figures for the Bulls. Markkanen,
Carter and Thaddeus Young snagged nine rebounds apiece for the
Bulls.
Beal swished a stepback jumper from the free throw line with 0.5
seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to put the Wizards ahead
98-96. The shot looked like an apparent game-winner, but
Washington's Isaac Bonga fouled LaVine under the basket on the
ensuing inbounds play, and LaVine hit both free throws to forge
another tie.
Moments earlier, LaVine was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 5.5
seconds to go and tied the score by making all three free
throws.
Davis Bertans paced the Wizards with 26 points while shooting
7-for-13 from long range. Beal (22 points), Thomas (16) and Troy
Brown Jr. (10) were next, while Anzejs Pasecniks had a team-best
eight rebounds in his first NBA game.
Washington shot just 19-for-48 (39.6 percent) from the floor in
the first half but led 58-52 primarily due to Bertans' hot hand.
The third-year power forward made six of the Wizards' 19 shots
-- all from beyond the 3-point arc -- en route to scoring a
game-high 21 points at the break.
Interestingly, Bertans had just one shot attempt for the
majority of the third quarter, but Washington still took a
12-point lead into the final 12 minutes.
Chicago is off until a Saturday visit to the Detroit Pistons.
The Wizards are set to open a four-game road trip Friday, facing
the Toronto Raptors.
--Field Level Media
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