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LaVine scores 33 points as Bulls beat Wizards 138-105 for 5th win in 7 games
CHICAGO (AP) Zach LaVine scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 138-105 on Friday night.
Nikola Vučević had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Coby White and Jalen Smith each scored 15 points for the Bulls. Chicago got its fifth win in seven games and evened a 125-107 loss to the Wizards on Jan. 1.
LaVine had 18 points in the first half to help Chicago take control.
Jordan Poole, who missed three straight games with a left hip contusion, returned and led the Wizards with 22 points. Jared Butler added 18 points for Washington, which dropped to an NBA-worst 6-30.
The Bulls spotted their guests the opening basket but took the lead for good a few possessions later. Up 68-58 at halftime, they turned the game into a rout with a 9-0 run midway through the third quarter.
Wizards: Poole was a game-time decision but looked sharp early on. He scored the team’s first eight points but seemed to cool off as the game went on. He managed just five points after halftime.
Bulls: Chicago didn’t much miss the burst of speed they get at both ends from G Ayo Dosunmu against the lowly Wizards but hope to have him back during the homestand. He worked out before the game before missing his eighth straight with a calf strain.
Washington pulled to 43-41 midway through the second quarter but Chicago’s Josh Giddey answered with a pair of layups to kick off a 15-4 run that pushed the lead back into double digits. It stayed there the rest of the night.
The Bulls made nine of their 16 3-point tries in the third quarter to put the game away. Vučević had three of them.
Wizards host Oklahoma City on Sunday, and Bulls host Sacramento.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alexandre Sarr vs. Nikola Vucevic (Bilal Coulibaly gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 3-2 |
| 11:04 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving reverse layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:50 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 10:28 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 6-4 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:59 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Coby White misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:07 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Zach LaVine misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point running dunk (Patrick Williams assists) | 6-10 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup (Carlton Carrington assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point alley-oop dunk (Patrick Williams assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:20 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:02 | | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point driving dunk (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 10-12 |
| 7:49 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 10-15 |
| 7:14 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running dunk | 10-17 |
| 6:56 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Zach LaVine turnover (lost ball) (Carlton Carrington steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving dunk | 12-17 |
| 6:28 | | Patrick Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Alexandre Sarr turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 6:19 | | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Patrick Williams misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point tip layup | 12-19 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point floating jump shot | 14-19 |
| 5:50 | | Alexandre Sarr shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Nikola Vucevic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:50 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Nikola Vucevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:48 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 16-19 |
| 5:22 | | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Jordan Poole misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +3 | Lonzo Ball makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 16-22 |
| 4:39 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-24 |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 19-24 |
| 3:55 | | Coby White turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving hook shot | 21-24 |
| 3:18 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 21-27 |
| 3:06 | | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Lonzo Ball steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point running dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 21-29 |
| 2:43 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Lonzo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:44 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:25 | | Carlton Carrington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Patrick Williams misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 21-31 |
| 1:17 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Jalen Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:15 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | +3 | Kyshawn George makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 24-31 |
| 0:53 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 24-34 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving floating jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists) | 26-34 |
| 0:24 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-35 |
| 0:24 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-36 |
| 0:02 | | Coby White blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-36 |
| 11:07 | | Patrick Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Kyshawn George misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Justin Champagnie steals) | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point running layup | 30-36 |
| 10:37 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | Lonzo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving layup | 32-36 |
| 10:19 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Jared Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Jared Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-36 |
| 9:57 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 33-39 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Jared Butler makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-39 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 36-41 |
| 9:15 | | Dalen Terry personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Kyshawn George turnover (lost ball) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Jared Butler misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:49 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Corey Kispert shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:45 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:43 | | Jared Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Kyshawn George misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Kyshawn George assists) | 39-41 |
| 8:28 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup (Jalen Smith assists) | 39-43 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Jared Butler makes two point driving layup | 41-43 |
| 7:30 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:17 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup | 41-45 |
| 6:16 | | Alexandre Sarr misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Josh Giddey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:57 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup | 41-47 |
| 5:50 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:30 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 5:21 | | Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 41-49 |
| 4:55 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||