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Anthony Gill scored a career-high 18 points and Monte Morris
added 17 for Washington, which snapped a three-game losing
streak. Rui Hachimura chipped in 10 points and Deni Avdija
finished with nine points and a career-high 20 rebounds.
Chicago lost its second straight despite the efforts of Zach
LaVine, who scored 38 points. Nikola Vucevic had 15 points and
10 rebounds, while Coby White scored 13.
LaVine hit one of his four 3-pointers with 30.1 seconds left to
tie the game at 97-97 before Washington called timeout, setting
up Kuzma's winning trey with 6.2 seconds to play.
Chicago needed a 3-pointer on the team's final possession to tie
the game again, but LaVine instead took a midrange jumper that
missed the mark and sealed the Bulls' loss.
Chicago led by as many as 16 early in the third quarter but was
unable to pull away from Washington, which erupted for 41 points
in the quarter and carried an eight-point lead into the final
period.
Both teams played without several key starters. Chicago star
DeMar DeRozan (right quad strain) missed his first game of the
season, while Washington was minus Daniel Gafford (right ankle
sprain), Kristaps Porzingis (sore ribs) and Bradley Beal
(strained left hamstring).
LaVine and Vucevic combined for 18 points in the first quarter
to help Chicago take a 29-25 lead. The Bulls shot 61.9 percent
in the opening quarter.
Chicago controlled the second quarter and held a 59-46 advantage
at the break. LaVine had 19 points to lead all scorers.
Washington battled back and moved ahead 87-80 after outscoring
the Bulls 41-21 in the third quarter. Morris set a career high
for a single quarter with 15 points.
LaVine has scored at least 35 points in three of his last four
games for Chicago, which was 6 of 9 (66.7 percent) from the foul
line compared to 17 of 21 (81 percent) for Washington.
--Field Level Media
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