Javonte Green scored 24 points (14 in the paint), and the Chicago Bulls rallied from 16 points down in the first quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 129-127.
The Bulls trailed 30-14 with 5:20 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Wizards 115-97 the rest of the way.
Adama Sanogo went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 1 and 16.9 seconds left, Deni Avdija went 1 for 2 at the line to make it 128-127 with 6.3 seconds left, and Sanogo went 1 for 2 at the line with the Bulls up 1 and 4.7 seconds to go. The Wizards had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Corey Kispert missed a layup at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Wizards 19-12. Dalen Terry scored 5 of the Bulls’ 19 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jared Butler had 4 of his 10 assists off the bench, all with the game within 5 points. With 3:05 left, Jevon Carter stole the ball from Tristan Vukcevic, and Sanogo’s free throws off it put the Bulls ahead 116-115.
Sanogo had a career-high 22 points (16 in the paint) and 20 rebounds off the bench. Carter added a season-high 20 points and 12 assists off the bench, and Coby White scored 20 points. The Bulls had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Avdija had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, and Kispert added 23 points and 6 assists. Butler had 15 points and 10 assists on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Kispert scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Wizards got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bulls outscored the Wizards 51-28 off the bench. The Bulls outscored the Wizards 22-9 in 5 minutes with Carter, White, Green, Drell and Sanogo on the floor together.