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Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls

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2-1, 1-0 Away
Final
124 - 120

1-2, 0-1 Home

Young scores 25 points as the Wizards hold off Wilson and the Bulls for a 124-120 win

Washington Wizards vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Kyshawn George had 22 points and nine rebounds for Washington in the opener of a three-game trip. Anthony Davis added 19 points, and Justin Champagnie had 11 points and 14 rebounds.

The Wizards played without AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 pick in the draft. The 19-year-old Dybantsa is day to day with a sprained left ankle, delaying his anticipated NBA debut.

Caleb Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds for Chicago in its home opener. It was the first double-double for the No. 4 selection in the draft, but he went 1 for 9 from 3-point range.

Forwards Noa Essengue and Patrick Williams were sidelined for Chicago, which was coming off a 132-125 win at Milwaukee on Friday. Essengue has a head contusion, and Williams is dealing with a groin injury.

The Bulls led by as many as 10 before they were outscored 40-20 in the third quarter. Young had seven points and five assists in the quarter, including a lob to Alex Sarr for a jam that gave the Wizards a 97-80 lead with 34 seconds remaining.

The Bulls went 12 for 43 from 3-point range. They are shooting 23% (28 for 124) from deep in three games this season.

Chicago opened a 60-50 lead on Wilson's fast-break dunk with 2:02 left in the first half, punctuating a 10-0 run. He grabbed a rebound and scored on a reverse jam with 56 seconds remaining, but Washington's Tre Johnson made a 3-pointer in the final seconds to make it 62-57 at the break.

Up next Wizards: At Charlotte on Monday night.

Bulls: At Boston on Monday night.

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 120
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 120
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 124 - 120
4th 0.2 Buddy Hield makes 1-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists) 124 - 120
4th 2.7 Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2 124 - 118

Statistics

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45-94 FG 40-93
48 Field Goal % 43
10-33 3PT 12-43
30 Three Point % 28
24-28 FT 28-30
86 Free Throw % 93
48 Rebounds 44
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
37 Defensive Rebounds 35
28 Assists 25
5 Steals 10
7 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
9 Fast Break Points 34
62 Points in Paint 54
22 Fouls 22
21 Largest Lead 10
12 Lead Changes 12
56 Percent Led 35
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Patrick Williams, F Out Oct 24
Noa Essengue, F Out Oct 24
Nic Claxton, C Out Oct 19
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
AJ Dybantsa, F Out Oct 24
Tristan Vukcevic, F Out Oct 1
Jamir Watkins, G Out Jul 30

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 21,496 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 2 1 .667 - L1
Charlotte 2 1 .667 - W1
Washington 2 1 .667 - W1
Orlando 0 2 .000 1.5 L2
Miami 0 3 .000 2 L3

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 0 W2 1 2
Cleveland 1 1 W1 0.5 1
Indiana 1 1 L1 0.5 1
Chicago 1.5 2 L1 0.33333334 1
Milwaukee 2.5 3 L3 0 0
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