Wendell Carter Jr. made a reverse layup on a pass from Zach LaVine with 9.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 18 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 110-109 in overtime.
The Bulls trailed 93-75 with 8:21 left in the fourth quarter. They outscored the Wizards 35-16 the rest of the way.
The Wizards had the ball down 1 with 9.1 seconds left, but Carter blocked Bradley Beal’s driving layup at the rim. It would have put the Wizards ahead. They had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Beal missed a turnaround jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Wizards 17-13. Tomas Satoransky scored 6 of the Bulls’ 17 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 9 rebounds. LaVine added 24 points and 3 steals but shot 6 for 23, and Carter had 9 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Wizards, Davis Bertans scored 26 points (15 in the second quarter) with 7 3-pointers. Beal had 22 points and 7 assists but shot 4 for 19.
The Wizards outscored the Bulls 35-14 off the bench. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:09. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 33-17 in 13 minutes together. Kris Dunn fouled out for the Bulls, and Ian Mahinmi for the Wizards.