The Washington Wizards lost to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, 121-120. They now fall to 1-15 while the Bulls improve to 9-7.
Washington was looking real good in this game. They were leading 70-64 in the first half, shot 51.1 percent from the field while the Bulls shot under 41 percent themselves. The Wizards looked like they were in position to win, and everyone in that arena knew that the Wizards wanted to win more than the Bulls regardless of the outcome.
However, the Wizards still managed
to give this one away. The Bulls were able to take a 5 point lead late in the fourth quarter even though Washington also led by 8 points themselves early in the fourth quarter after a Tristan Vukcevic score.
That said, Bilal Coulibaly was able to get the Wizards a 120-119 lead with just 37.1 seconds left in the game after a layup but Tre Jones got fouled on the next possession to drain the game winning free throws. The Wizards had a chance to sneak off with a win when there were just 1.7 seconds left, but they committed a turnover.
For Washington, Corey Kispert and Cam Whitmore led with 20 points each. For the Bulls, Nikola Vukcevic led with 28 points and 12 rebounds.
The Wizards’ next game is on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Tip off is at 7 p.m. ET. See you then.
