Julian Phillips scores a career-high 23 points and Bulls rout Wizards
119-89
[April 12, 2025]
CHICAGO (AP) — Julian Phillips scored a career-high 23 points on
7-of-9 shooting, Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and
eight assists and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 119-89
on Friday night.
Matas Buzelis added 20 points and Coby White scored 16 with nine
rebounds for the Bulls.
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Washington Wizards forward Tristan Vukcevic (00) reacts after a missed a
shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the
Chicago Bulls in Chicago, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) |
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Justin Champagnie led the Wizards with 22
points and 14 rebounds and rookie Bub Carrington had 18 points
and a season-high 11 assists. Tristan Vukcevic scored 17 points
and Kyshawn George 10.
The Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference and will play a
loser-out home game against the 10th-place Miami Heat in the
play-in on Wednesday.
Takeaways
Wizards: Washington had one of its worst games of its NBA-worst
season. The Wizards lost by at least 30 points for the eighth
time.
Bulls: Chicago won for the fifth time in six games, despite
guard Josh Giddey sitting out with a right hand injury. Giddey
joins a select few Bulls — including Michael Jordan and Scottie
Pippen — to reach 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds in
a season.
Key moment
Kevin Huerter hit a 3-pointer about 2 1/2 minutes into the
second quarter to give the Bulls a 34-32 lead, and they never
trailed again. They dominated the rest of the quarter and led
58-43 at halftime.
Key Stat
The Bulls hit 20 of 22 from the free-throw line, where the
Wizards made 9 of 12.
Up next
The Bulls head to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Sunday — the
last day of the regular season — and the Wizards take on the
Heat in Miami.
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