Poole scores 30 as Wizards beat Bulls 125-107
WASHINGTON (AP) Jordan Poole scored 30 points to continue his strongest stretch in a Washington uniform as the Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 125-107 on Wednesday night.
Poole - who joined Washington from Golden State prior to the 2023-24 season - made six 3-pointers and topped 25 points for a fifth straight game, the first such stretch of his career.
Rookie Alex Sarr added 11 points and 10 rebounds as one of seven players in double figures to help the last-place Wizards to their largest win of the season.
Zach LaVine scored 32 points for the Bulls after he sat out Monday's win in Charlotte with toe soreness. Coby White added 17 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago, which committed 20 turnovers and trailed throughout the final three quarters.
Bulls: They missed a crucial opportunity to pull within two games of .500 for just the second time since losing to Cleveland on Nov. 15. But after falling to 15-19, Chicago plays seven of its next eight at home.
Wizards: They're still last in the Eastern Conference at 6-25 but have been playing far more competitive basketball. That's particularly true at home, where Washington is 4-6 since the start of December.
Washington effectively sealed the outcome with a 7-0 run early in the fourth to build a 20-point lead, their biggest of the night. Rookie Kyshawn George hit his lone 3-pointer of the night to open the spurt, then completed it with a steal and dunk that made it 104-84.
The Bulls finished 29.8% (14 of 47) from 3-point range, well below their 37.2% average entering Wednesday.
Wizards visit New Orleans on Friday and Bulls host New York on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Vucevic vs. Alexandre Sarr (Carlton Carrington gains possession) | |||
11:41 | +3 | Carlton Carrington makes three point pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 0-3 | |
11:19 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving reverse layup (Coby White assists) | 2-3 | |
11:08 | Zach LaVine personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
10:57 | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 2-6 | |
10:42 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 5-6 | |
10:33 | Alexandre Sarr misses two point cutting layup | |||
10:32 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:21 | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | |||
10:13 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-9 | |
10:06 | Justin Champagnie kicked ball violation | |||
9:57 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-9 | |
9:48 | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | |||
9:45 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 10-9 | |
9:22 | Alexandre Sarr misses two point cutting layup | |||
9:20 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
9:16 | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Justin Champagnie steals) | |||
9:11 | +2 | Carlton Carrington makes two point running dunk (Justin Champagnie assists) | 10-11 | |
8:57 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 13-11 | |
8:38 | Alexandre Sarr turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | |||
8:34 | Jordan Poole shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | |||
8:34 | Zach LaVine misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:34 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
8:34 | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 | |
8:22 | Bilal Coulibaly turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
8:13 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
8:11 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
8:00 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup | 14-13 | |
7:48 | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
7:47 | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | |||
7:38 | +3 | Alexandre Sarr makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 14-16 | |
7:29 | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:27 | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:17 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
6:59 | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup (Patrick Williams assists) | 16-16 | |
6:45 | +2 | Alexandre Sarr makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 16-18 | |
6:45 | Coby White shooting foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | |||
6:45 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
6:45 | Alexandre Sarr misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
6:44 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
6:31 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:28 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | Alexandre Sarr misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:18 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Justin Champagnie misses three point jump shot | |||
5:51 | Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound | |||
5:48 | Carlton Carrington misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:46 | Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Justin Champagnie turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
5:33 | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Bilal Coulibaly steals) | |||
5:28 | Jordan Poole turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:14 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists) | 18-18 | |
5:08 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | |||
5:04 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
4:59 | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | |||
4:56 | Lonzo Ball offensive rebound | |||
4:50 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point reverse layup | 20-18 | |
4:32 | Bilal Coulibaly misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
4:30 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
4:25 | Dalen Terry misses three point running jump shot | |||
4:23 | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | |||
4:21 | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
4:19 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
4:03 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point cutting layup | |||
4:02 | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | |||
4:01 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 20-20 | |
3:49 | Nikola Vucevic turnover (bad pass) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | |||
3:43 | Matas Buzelis blocks Malcolm Brogdon's two point running layup | |||
3:40 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Zach LaVine misses two point running layup | |||
3:35 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | |||
3:26 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
3:12 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 20-22 | |
2:55 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
2:53 | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | |||
2:44 | Corey Kispert turnover (bad pass) (Matas Buzelis steals) | |||
2:37 | Lonzo Ball misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:34 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Kyshawn George personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | |||
2:23 | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving hook shot | |||
2:20 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
2:10 | Jalen Smith blocks Corey Kispert's two point driving layup | |||
2:09 | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | |||
1:50 | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point cutting dunk (Coby White assists) | 22-22 | |
1:40 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
1:36 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Matas Buzelis turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Kuzma steals) | |||
1:25 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point running jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 22-25 | |
1:23 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
1:10 | Jalen Smith offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | |||
1:10 | Jalen Smith turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:56 | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point floating jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 22-27 | |
0:46 | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | |||
0:44 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
0:40 | Talen Horton-Tucker blocks Kyshawn George's two point running layup | |||
0:39 | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | Coby White misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
0:30 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
0:15 | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving layup | |||
0:13 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Malcolm Brogdon personal foul (Take) (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | Wizards 60 second timeout | |||
0:00 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-27 | |
0:00 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 24-27 | |
0:00 | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-27 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | Coby White turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
11:27 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point cutting layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 25-29 | |
11:17 | Jalen Smith misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
11:16 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 25-31 | |
10:49 | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 28-31 | |
10:36 | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 28-34 | |
10:28 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Kyshawn George misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | |||
9:59 | Corey Kispert misses two point running reverse layup | |||
9:57 | Wizards offensive rebound | |||
9:50 | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 28-36 | |
9:42 | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 30-36 | |
9:29 | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:18 | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:14 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | |||
8:58 | Jalen Smith misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:54 | Wizards defensive rebound | |||
8:41 | Jalen Smith personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | |||
8:41 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-37 | |
8:41 | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-38 | |
8:27 | Jalen Smith misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
8:26 | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | |||
8:20 | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Smith steals) | |||
8:15 | +2 | Julian Phillips makes two point running layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 32-38 | |
8:04 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | |||
8:03 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:51 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | |||
7:41 | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
7:28 | Carlton Carrington defensive rebound | |||
7:11 | Josh Giddey blocks Malcolm Brogdon's two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:09 |