Young scores 25 as Wizards spoil Bulls’ home opener
Trae Young scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards used a 31-9 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Chicago Bulls 124-120 in the Bulls’ home opener at United Center.
The Bulls led 62-52 with 55 seconds left in the second quarter. Kyshawn George’s putback put the Wizards ahead for good with 9:50 left in the third quarter. He and Anthony Davis scored nine points each during the run, and they led 83-71 with 5:06 left in the quarter and by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 118-115 on Matas Buzelis’ corner 3-pointer with 23 seconds to play, but Davis answered with two free throws.
George had 22 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, and Davis added 19 points.
For the Bulls, Caleb Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds but missed eight of his nine 3-point tries, and Buzelis added 21 points. Norman Powell had 18 points and four steals.
The Wizards shot 47.9% from the field and 30.3% from 3 to the Bulls’ 43.0% and 27.9%. The Bulls outscored the Wizards 34-9 on the fast break.












