WASHINGTON -- — 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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

The Bulls finished 29.8% (14 of 47) from 3-point range, well below their 37.2% average entering Wednesday.

Up Next

Wizards visit New Orleans on Friday and Bulls host New York on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Alexandre Sarr (Carlton Carrington gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Carlton Carrington makes 24-foot three pointer (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	3	0
11:19	Zach LaVine makes two point shot (Coby White assists)	3	2
11:08	Zach LaVine personal foul	3	2
10:57	Justin Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	6	2
10:42	Coby White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	6	5
10:33	Alexandre Sarr misses layup	6	5
10:32	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	6	5
10:23	Coby White misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	5
10:21	Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound	6	5
10:13	Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	5
10:06	Justin Champagnie kicked ball violation	9	5
9:57	Patrick Williams makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	9	7
9:48	Jordan Poole misses 31-foot three point jumper	9	7
9:45	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	9	7
9:39	Nikola Vucevic makes 26-foot three point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	9	10
9:22	Alexandre Sarr misses layup	9	10
9:20	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	9	10
9:16	Josh Giddey bad pass (Justin Champagnie steals)	9	10
9:11	Carlton Carrington makes 5-foot dunk (Justin Champagnie assists)	11	10
8:57	Patrick Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)	11	13
8:38	Alexandre Sarr lost ball turnover (Patrick Williams steals)	11	13
8:34	Jordan Poole shooting foul	11	13
8:34	Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 2	11	13
8:34	Bulls offensive team rebound	11	13
8:34	Zach LaVine makes free throw 2 of 2	11	14
8:22	Bilal Coulibaly out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	14
8:13	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	14
8:11	Wizards defensive team rebound	11	14
8:00	Jordan Poole makes driving layup	13	14
7:48	Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot	13	14
7:47	Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound	13	14
7:38	Alexandre Sarr makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)	16	14
7:29	Josh Giddey misses two point shot	16	14
7:27	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	16	14
7:19	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	16	14
7:17	Coby White defensive rebound	16	14
6:59	Coby White makes driving layup (Patrick Williams assists)	16	16
6:45	Alexandre Sarr makes layup (Jordan Poole assists)	18	16
6:45	Coby White shooting foul	18	16
6:45	Wizards Full timeout	18	16
6:45	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Coby White	18	16
6:45	Alexandre Sarr misses free throw 1 of 1	18	16
6:44	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	18	16
6:31	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	16
6:28	Carlton Carrington defensive rebound	18	16
6:20	Alexandre Sarr misses driving floating jump shot	18	16
6:18	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	18	16
6:11	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	16
6:08	Alexandre Sarr defensive rebound	18	16
5:54	Justin Champagnie misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	16
5:51	Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound	18	16
5:48	Carlton Carrington misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	18	16
5:46	Alexandre Sarr offensive rebound	18	16
5:43	Justin Champagnie steps out of bounds turnover	18	16
5:43	Malcolm Brogdon enters the game for Carlton Carrington	18	16
5:43	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Justin Champagnie	18	16
5:43	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Alexandre Sarr	18	16
5:43	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Patrick Williams	18	16
5:33	Zach LaVine bad pass (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	18	16
5:28	Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	16
5:14	Nikola Vucevic makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	18	18
5:08	Jordan Poole misses driving layup	18	18
5:04	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	18	18
5:00	Dalen Terry enters the game for Josh Giddey	18	18
4:59	Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	18
4:56	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	18	18
4:50	Zach LaVine makes two point shot	18	20
4:32	Bilal Coulibaly misses driving floating jump shot	18	20
4:30	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	18	20
4:25	Dalen Terry misses 24-foot three point shot	18	20
4:23	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	18	20
4:21	Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	20
4:19	Wizards defensive team rebound	18	20
4:03	Jonas Valanciunas misses layup	18	20
4:02	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	18	20
4:01	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	20	20
3:49	Nikola Vucevic bad pass (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	20	20
3:43	Matas Buzelis blocks Malcolm Brogdon 's 7-foot two point shot	20	20
3:40	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	20	20
3:37	Zach LaVine misses two point shot	20	20
3:35	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	20	20
3:26	Wizards Full timeout	20	20
3:26	Corey Kispert enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	20	20
3:26	Kyshawn George enters the game for Jordan Poole	20	20
3:26	Coby White enters the game for Zach LaVine	20	20
3:26	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	20	20
3:12	Jonas Valanciunas makes 16-foot jumper (Malcolm Brogdon assists)	22	20
2:55	Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	20
2:53	Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound	22	20
2:44	Corey Kispert bad pass (Matas Buzelis steals)	22	20
2:37	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point shot	22	20
2:34	Bulls offensive team rebound	22	20
2:34	Kyshawn George loose ball foul	22	20
2:34	Talen Horton-Tucker enters the game for Lonzo Ball	22	20
2:23	Matas Buzelis misses 5-foot two point shot	22	20
2:20	Wizards defensive team rebound	22	20
2:10	Jalen Smith blocks Corey Kispert 's 8-foot driving layup	22	20
2:09	Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound	22	20
2:07	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	22	20
1:50	Matas Buzelis makes 4-foot dunk (Coby White assists)	22	22
1:40	Malcolm Brogdon misses driving floating jump shot	22	22
1:36	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	22	22
1:32	Matas Buzelis bad pass (Kyle Kuzma steals)	22	22
1:25	Corey Kispert makes 28-foot three point shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists)	25	22
1:23	Bulls Full timeout	25	22
1:10	Jalen Smith offensive charge	25	22
1:10	Jalen Smith turnover	25	22
56.0	Corey Kispert makes 12-foot two point shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists)	27	22
46.1	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	22
44.0	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	27	22
40.0	Talen Horton-Tucker blocks Kyshawn George 's 4-foot two point shot	27	22
39.1	Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound	27	22
33.0	Coby White misses running pullup jump shot	27	22
30.1	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	27	22
15.1	Malcolm Brogdon misses driving layup	27	22
13.1	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	27	22
2.1	Malcolm Brogdon personal take foul	27	22
2.1	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	27	22
0.1	Kyle Kuzma shooting foul	27	22
0.1	(00:00.6) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	27	22
0.1	Wizards Full timeout	27	22
0.1	(00:00.6) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Wizards] charged with a timeout	27	22
0.1	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Justin Champagnie	27	22
0.1	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 3	27	23
0.1	Coby White makes free throw 2 of 3	27	24
0.1	Coby White makes free throw 3 of 3	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 2, 2025

Coverage

MNMT, NBA League Pass, CHSN

Attendance

16,298

Referees

Zach Zarba, Kevin Cutler, Mousa Dagher

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

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

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