Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards
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Leonard Miller's career night paces Bulls to 119-108 win over Wizards
Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid.
Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3% (32 of 49) as Chicago (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conference and the best record among teams eliminated from postseason contention.
Bulls center Guerschon Yabusele departed early in the third quarter with a sprained left shoulder.
Will Riley scored 23 points to lead Washington, which had 10 players sidelined by injuries.
Julian Reese added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the NBA-worst Wizards, who have lost 24 of 25 to sink to 17-63 with two games remaining.
Chicago took control by outscoring Washington 16-4 to close the third quarter. Jones scored the last six points of that stretch, including consecutive layups in the final minute to make it 87-74.
Wizards: Host Miami on Friday.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 119 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 108 |
| 4th 14.6 |  |
Patrick Williams defensive rebound | 119 - 108 |
| 4th 16.3 |  |
Will Riley misses 21-foot step back jumpshot | 119 - 108 |
| 4th 32.7 | |
Rob Dillingham makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot | 119 - 108 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-93 | FG | 38-96 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 10-38 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 24-25 | FT | 22-27 |
| 96 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 26 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 68 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 93 | Percent Led | 6 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trae Young, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 21 |
| Jamir Watkins, G | Out | Jul 30 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Day-To-Day | Jun 24 |
| Anthony Davis, F | Day-To-Day | Jun 24 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dailyn Swain, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 17 |
| Zach Collins, F | Day-To-Day | Jun 30 |
| Josh Giddey, G | Day-To-Day | Jun 24 |
| Rob Dillingham, G | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 15,482 · Capacity:
Cleveland
Detroit
Indiana
Milwaukee2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Miami |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Charlotte |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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