DeMar DeRozan led Chicago (34-38) with 27
points, while Coby White scored 22. Ayo Dosunmu and Alex Caruso
each scored 12, while Andre Drummond collected 10 points and 12
rebounds for the Bulls, who lost their third straight game.
Nikola Vucevic added 16 rebounds.
Trailing by four points at halftime, Chicago took its first lead
of the game at the 7:18 mark of the third quarter, when
Dosunmu's triple gave the Bulls a 66-65 lead.
Down 70-68, Washington went on a 14-4 run, capped with Butler's
layup that gave the Wizards an 82-74 lead with 1:34 remaining in
the third. Chicago finished the third quarter on an 8-0 run,
stamped with Torrey Craig's triple with 35.8 seconds remaining,
tying the game at 82 entering the final quarter.
In the fourth, Washington opened with a 7-0 scoring run, before
Chicago fought back to cut the deficit to two with 7:49 left.
From there, Poole's jumper and Holmes' three-point play gave the
Wizards a 96-89 with 7:08 left. Washington held its seven-point
lead with 4:22 remaining, before DeRozan hit back-to-back
jumpers to trim the Wizards' lead to 100-97 at the 3:33 mark.
White's layup then cut the deficit to one, but Justin Champagnie
answered with a 3-pointer, giving Washington a 103-99 advantage
with 1:59 left.
DeRozan cut the lead in half with a layup, before Champagnie
split a pair of free throws with 31.2 seconds left, giving
Washington a 104-101 lead. DeRozan responded with a layup with
9.5 seconds remaining, followed by Kispert's two made free
throws on the ensuing possession.
White then made a pair of free throws, Champagnie split two, and
DeRozan missed a three at the buzzer, giving Washington the
two-point win.
In the first quarter, the Wizards jumped out to a 15-0 lead at
the 8:36 mark -- 10 of the points from Poole.
Leading 26-15, back-to-back buckets from Butler and Jules
Bernard gave the Wizards a 31-15 lead before DeRozan's layup cut
Washington's lead to 31-17 at the end of the first quarter.
Holmes scored the final six points of the first half for the
Wizards, and his dunk gave them a 53-49 halftime lead.
--Field Level Media
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