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Chicago prevailed to close a five-game road trip with a 2-3
record. The Bulls (44-32) are set to play their next five
contests at home before finishing the season on the road at
Minnesota on April 10.
Washington pulled to within 81-80 on a Deni Avdija 3-pointer
with 8:59 left before the Bulls seized control with a 13-2 run
over the next 2:50.
The loss ended a two-game winning streak for the Wizards
(32-43), who have dropped three of five and nine of 12.
Rui Hachimura scored 21 points to lead five Wizards in double
figures. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope followed with 20 points,
Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Avdija had 14
points and eight rebounds and Corey Kispert scored 10 points.
Tomas Satoransky had a game-high 10 assists for the Wizards.
Two nights after drilling 16 3-pointers in a home win against
Golden State, the Wizards went 6-for-26 (23.1 percent) from long
range Tuesday. Washington entered play ranked last in the league
with an average of 10.5 made 3s per game.
Listed as questionable due to left knee soreness and injury
management as the team played the second leg of a back-to-back,
Chicago's Zach LaVine scored all of his 14 points in the second
half. LaVine missed each of his three field-goal attempts in the
first half but shot 4-for-7 after the break.
DeRozan and Patrick Williams grabbed seven rebounds each for
Chicago. Ayo Dosunmu had six assists.
Vucevic enjoyed a standout first half to boost the Bulls to a
51-46 lead at intermission, scoring 20 points on 9-for-13
shooting. DeRozan followed with nine points.
Washington erased the advantage quickly enough, scoring seven
quick points to take the lead, punctuated by a Kispert dunk at
10:21 of the third quarter.
Chicago earned its first season sweep of Washington since the
2010-11 season.
The Wizards' inactives included Bradley Beal (left wrist
surgery) and Kyle Kuzma (right knee tendinitis).
--Field Level Media
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