Bulls Beat Wizards 119-108, Complete Series Sweep

In Washington, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Washington Wizards 119-108 on Thursday night, completing a sweep of their two-game series and extending their momentum after snapping a seven-game losing streak.

Leonard Miller led the Bulls with a career-high 26 points and 11 rebounds, matching his personal best on the boards. Tre Jones added 31 points on 9-of-14 shooting and a perfect 12-of-12 from the free-throw line, while Collin Sexton contributed 27 points. The trio combined for 32 of 49 field goals, shooting 65.3 percent and powering Chicago to victory. The Bulls, now 31-49, moved into a tie with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conference, holding the best record among teams out of postseason contention.

The game turned decisively in the third quarter, where Chicago outscored Washington 16-4 to close the period and build an 87-74 lead. Jones accounted for the final six points of that run, including consecutive layups in the last minute. Earlier, the Wizards had narrowed the gap to one at 71-70 on a 3-pointer by Jamir Watkins with 4:03 left in the third, but the Bulls responded with three straight layups to ignite the surge. Jones capped it with a layup off a...