As good as the wins against the top tier teams in the NBA have been for the Chicago Bulls, they continue to struggle against teams worse or around them in the standings. On Wednesday night it was losing 100-97 to a Washington Wizards team missing their two best players.
The Bulls were on the road and without DeMar DeRozan for the first time this season, but still: up 13 points at halftime and a LaVine three got their largest lead of the game at 16 shortly into the 3rd quarter. But that quarter turned into a disaster, as the Wizards outscored Chicago 41-21 in the quarter.