The Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 107-105.
Marvin Bagley III’s 9-foot floater put the Wizards ahead for good with 11:38 left in the fourth quarter.
Coby White’s free throws made it 106-105 with 6.2 seconds left, and Justin Champagnie went 1 for 2 at the line with the Wizards up 1 and 5.3 seconds left. The Bulls had the ball down 2, but DeMar DeRozan missed a 44-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Wizards 10-9. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 6 of the Bulls’ 10 on 3 for 7 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, DeRozan had 2 of his 5 steals, and the Bulls scored 2 points off them.
Jordan Poole scored 23 points (10 during a 15-0 run in the first quarter), and Bagley added 16 points on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench. Poole and Corey Kispert set each other up for 6 baskets and 17 points, 5 of them 3-pointers.
For the Bulls, DeRozan had 27 points (14 in the fourth quarter), 6 assists and a season-high 5 steals, and White added 22 points but shot 6 for 20. DeRozan scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls outscored the Wizards 44-29 in 16 minutes with DeRozan, Vučević, Caruso, White and Dosunmu on the floor together.