CHICAGO -- — Julian Phillips scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 119-89 on Friday night.

Matas Buzelis added 20 points and Coby White scored 16 with nine rebounds for the Bulls.

Justin Champagnie led the Wizards with 22 points and 14 rebounds and rookie Bub Carrington had 18 points and a season-high 11 assists. Tristan Vukcevic scored 17 points and Kyshawn George 10.

The Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference and will play a loser-out home game against the 10th-place Miami Heat in the play-in on Wednesday.

Takeaways

Wizards: Washington had one of its worst games of its NBA-worst season. The Wizards lost by at least 30 points for the eighth time.

Bulls: Chicago won for the fifth time in six games, despite guard Josh Giddey sitting out with a right hand injury. Giddey joins a select few Bulls — including Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen — to reach 1,000 points, 500 assists, and 500 rebounds in a season.

Key moment

Kevin Huerter hit a 3-pointer about 2 1/2 minutes into the second quarter to give the Bulls a 34-32 lead, and they never trailed again. They dominated the rest of the quarter and led 58-43 at halftime.

Key Stat

The Bulls hit 20 of 22 from the free-throw line, where the Wizards made 9 of 12.

Up next

The Bulls head to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Sunday — the last day of the regular season — and the Wizards take on the Heat in Miami.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Nikola Vucevic (Bub Carrington gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Coby White makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	2	0
11:11	Alex Sarr out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
11:01	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:58	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	2	0
10:46	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:43	Julian Phillips defensive rebound	2	0
10:31	Bub Carrington blocks Coby White 's 12-foot driving layup	2	0
10:30	Coby White offensive rebound	2	0
10:28	Coby White bad pass (Justin Champagnie steals)	2	0
10:22	AJ Johnson makes two point shot (Bub Carrington assists)	2	2
9:58	Kevin Huerter makes 1-foot layup (Matas Buzelis assists)	4	2
9:42	Bub Carrington lost ball turnover (Coby White steals)	4	2
9:37	Nikola Vucevic makes 4-foot two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	6	2
9:15	Alex Sarr misses 12-foot two point shot	6	2
9:12	Coby White defensive rebound	6	2
9:00	Nikola Vucevic makes 1-foot two point shot (Coby White assists)	8	2
8:48	Justin Champagnie makes driving layup (AJ Johnson assists)	8	4
8:36	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
8:33	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	8	4
8:31	AJ Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	4
8:20	Coby White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	4
8:16	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	8	4
8:13	Matas Buzelis misses driving floating jump shot	8	4
8:11	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	8	4
8:04	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Coby White	8	4
8:02	Alex Sarr misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
7:56	Julian Phillips defensive rebound	8	4
7:47	Matas Buzelis bad pass (Justin Champagnie steals)	8	4
7:43	Talen Horton-Tucker blocks AJ Johnson 's 2-foot two point shot	8	4
7:43	Wizards offensive team rebound	8	4
7:30	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot (Alex Sarr assists)	8	6
7:30	Bulls Full timeout	8	6
7:09	Nikola Vucevic makes 2-foot two point shot	10	6
6:56	Kyshawn George makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	10	8
6:49	Julian Phillips makes 1-foot dunk (Kevin Huerter assists)	12	8
6:32	Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	12	11
6:20	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot two point shot	12	11
6:18	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	12	11
6:17	Nikola Vucevic misses tip shot	12	11
6:17	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	12	11
6:15	Talen Horton-Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	11
6:15	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	12	11
6:04	Justin Champagnie makes 26-foot three pointer (Bub Carrington assists)	12	14
5:49	Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	14	14
5:45	Bub Carrington out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	14
5:45	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	14	14
5:45	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	14	14
5:45	Colby Jones enters the game for Bub Carrington	14	14
5:35	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot two point shot	14	14
5:33	Julian Phillips offensive rebound	14	14
5:33	Justin Champagnie shooting foul	14	14
5:33	Julian Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2	15	14
5:33	JT Thor enters the game for Kyshawn George	15	14
5:33	Julian Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
5:14	Alex Sarr misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:10	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	16	14
5:08	Justin Champagnie misses two point shot	16	14
5:06	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	16	14
5:04	Colby Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	16	14
5:03	Coby White defensive rebound	16	14
4:57	Justin Champagnie blocks Coby White 's 1-foot two point shot	16	14
4:55	AJ Johnson defensive rebound	16	14
4:49	AJ Johnson bad pass (Nikola Vucevic steals)	16	14
4:42	Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Talen Horton-Tucker assists)	19	14
4:24	AJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:22	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	19	14
4:16	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:15	Wizards defensive team rebound	19	14
4:15	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Julian Phillips	19	14
4:03	JT Thor misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:01	Coby White defensive rebound	19	14
3:56	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point shot	19	14
3:54	JT Thor defensive rebound	19	14
3:43	AJ Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot	19	16
3:34	Talen Horton-Tucker lost ball turnover (AJ Johnson steals)	19	16
3:27	Justin Champagnie makes dunk (Colby Jones assists)	19	18
3:06	Talen Horton-Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	18
3:03	JT Thor defensive rebound	19	18
3:00	Wizards Full timeout	19	18
3:00	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	19	18
3:00	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Talen Horton-Tucker	19	18
3:00	Tristan Vukcevic enters the game for Alex Sarr	19	18
2:43	Justin Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	18
2:41	Wizards offensive team rebound	19	18
2:41	shot clock turnover	19	18
2:29	Tristan Vukcevic shooting foul	19	18
2:29	Zach Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	20	18
2:29	Bub Carrington enters the game for AJ Johnson	20	18
2:29	Zach Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	21	18
2:13	JT Thor steps out of bounds turnover	21	18
1:49	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	18
1:47	Colby Jones defensive rebound	21	18
1:43	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point shot	21	18
1:42	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	21	18
1:39	Justin Champagnie lost ball turnover (Zach Collins steals)	21	18
1:34	Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point shot	21	18
1:30	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	21	18
1:19	Tristan Vukcevic makes 8-foot two point shot (Bub Carrington assists)	21	20
1:04	Zach Collins makes 12-foot two point shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	23	20
46.1	Bub Carrington makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	23	22
34.1	Kevin Huerter misses driving floating jump shot	23	22
32.1	Wizards defensive team rebound	23	22
32.1	Kyshawn George enters the game for Justin Champagnie	23	22
21.1	Tristan Vukcevic makes 4-foot two point shot	23	24
3.1	Coby White makes 1-foot two point shot	25	24
3.1	Tristan Vukcevic shooting foul	25	24
3.1	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 1	26	24
0.1	Kyshawn George misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot	26	24
0.0	Wizards offensive team rebound	26	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	24

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, April 12, 2025

Coverage

CHSN, MNMT, NBA League Pass

Attendance

21,400

Referees

Tre Maddox, Mitchell Ervin, Danielle Scott

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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