Chicago Bulls – Washington Wizards · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 9 April 2026

CHI119–108WAS

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when WAS leads and falls when CHI does.

This is how the game was decided.

Tre Jones decided it, the Chicago Bulls player with the most points (31, with 6 rebounds and 3 assists; +19 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

Washington Wizards 108-119 Chicago Bulls (April 9, 2026) was not decided in the closing minutes: the Chicago Bulls went ahead for good in the third quarter (11:24 left), with a layup by Tre Jones for 54-53, and never gave up the lead.

The biggest run of Washington Wizards 108-119 Chicago Bulls (April 9, 2026) was a 10-0 run by the Washington Wizards in the fourth quarter (from 2:50 to 50.9 s), from 98-117 to 108-117. The Chicago Bulls' best was a 10-0 run between the third quarter and the fourth quarter, from 79-74 to 89-74.

What were the keys of the last Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls game?

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I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CHI

Williams · Miller · Sexton · Dillingham · Kawamura

Closing lineup · WAS

Black · Gill · Reese · Riley · Watkins

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CHI

Patrick Williams

39′ · +11

Leonard Miller

39′ · +11

Collin Sexton

34′ · +12

Tre Jones

30′ · +19

Guerschon Yabusele

16′ · +8

Rob Dillingham

27′ · -3

Lachlan Olbrich

17′ · +1

Mac McClung

15′ · -4

Yuki Kawamura

22′ · 0

WAS

Leaky Black

41′ · -12

Anthony Gill

39′ · -18

Julian Reese

39′ · -17

Will Riley

38′ · -18

Bub Carrington

24′ · -7

Justin Champagnie

18′ · +10

Sharife Cooper

14′ · +9

Jamir Watkins

28′ · -2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CHI and WAS.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Chicago Bulls

Yabusele, Sexton, Williams, Jones, and Miller played 8.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 15 points.
Sexton, Williams, Miller, Dillingham, and Kawamura played 7.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Sexton, Williams, Jones, Miller, and Olbrich played 5.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Washington Wizards

Gill, Black, Carrington, Riley, and Reese played 14.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 12 points.
Gill, Black, Watkins, Riley, and Reese played 12.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 12 points.
Gill, Champagnie, Black, Watkins, and Riley played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.

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Chicago Bulls

Williams, Jones, Miller, Kawamura, and Olbrich played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Sexton, Jones, McClung, Miller, and Dillingham played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Williams, McClung, Dillingham, Kawamura, and Olbrich played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Yabusele, Sexton, Jones, McClung, and Miller played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Yabusele, Williams, Jones, Dillingham, and Kawamura played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Sexton, Williams, Jones, Miller, and Dillingham played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Sexton, McClung, Miller, Dillingham, and Olbrich played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Sexton, Williams, Dillingham, Kawamura, and Olbrich played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Jones, McClung, Dillingham, and Kawamura played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Yabusele, Williams, McClung, Miller, and Dillingham played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

Washington Wizards

Cooper, Champagnie, Watkins, Riley, and Reese played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Gill, Cooper, Black, Carrington, and Reese played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Cooper, Black, Carrington, Watkins, and Reese played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Gill, Champagnie, Black, Carrington, and Reese played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Gill, Cooper, Champagnie, Carrington, and Watkins played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Cooper, Champagnie, Black, Carrington, and Reese played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Gill, Cooper, Champagnie, Black, and Watkins played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Gill, Cooper, Champagnie, Watkins, and Riley played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Leonard Miller covered 5.18 km, more than anyone in the game.

Will Riley touched the ball 91 times, a game high.
Will Riley made 61 passes, a game high.
Leaky Black defended 11 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Julian Reese had 32 rebound chances, a game high.

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Chicago Bulls

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Leonard Miller	5.18	7.6	61	43
Patrick Williams	4.60	6.7	59	43
Collin Sexton	4.23	7.0	48	22
Tre Jones	3.85	7.2	69	46
Rob Dillingham	3.67	7.5	43	27
Yuki Kawamura	2.85	7.4	41	34
Lachlan Olbrich	2.30	7.4	23	17
Mac McClung	1.95	7.0	28	18
Guerschon Yabusele	1.85	6.6	20	15

Washington Wizards

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Anthony Gill	5.02	7.3	39	28
Will Riley	4.97	7.4	91	61
Leaky Black	4.94	6.8	58	43
Julian Reese	4.88	7.1	67	44
Jamir Watkins	3.60	7.1	51

How far does Leonard Miller run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Leonard Miller guarded Anthony Gill for 6.3 minutes, over 26 possessions.
In that time, Anthony Gill scored 3 points and made 0 of 0 shots.
Collin Sexton guarded Leaky Black for 5.2 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Leaky Black scored 0 points and made 0 of 1 shots.
Tre Jones guarded Bub Carrington for 4.8 minutes, over 21 possessions.
In that time, Bub Carrington scored 3 points and made 1 of 1 shots.

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Chicago Bulls defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Miller	Gill	6.3	26	3 (0/0)
Sexton	Black	5.2	27	0 (0/1)
Jones	Carrington	4.8	21	3 (1/1)
Olbrich	Reese	4.6	19	9 (2/2)
Kawamura	Riley	3.8	22	2 (0/1)
Williams	Riley	3.8	17	0 (0/2)
Dillingham	Watkins	3.6	17	3 (1/2)
Williams	Black	3.2	13	4 (2/4)
Williams	Reese	3.1	19	2 (1/1)
Yabusele	Reese	3.0	15	0 (0/2)
Sexton	Riley	2.5	12	7 (2/4)
Miller	Reese	2.2	14	1 (0/1)
Williams	Gill	2.0	16	0 (0/1)

Washington Wizards defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Black	Sexton	3.5	22	5 (2/2)
Black	Jones	3.5	19	10 (3/3)
Riley	Kawamura	3.2	18	1 (0/1)
Gill	Miller	3.2	21	4 (2/2)
Reese	Olbrich	3.1	16	0 (0/1)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Chicago Bulls

Tre Jones drew 0.12 charges per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Lachlan Olbrich drew 0.09 charges per game over his 33 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.
Leonard Miller contested 4.9 shots per game over his 37 games.
He ranks 99 of 399 in the league.

Washington Wizards

Sharife Cooper drew 0.15 charges per game over his 34 games.
He ranks 13 of 399 in the league.
Jamir Watkins drew 0.08 charges per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 36 of 399 in the league.
Anthony Gill contested 4.8 shots per game over his 46 games.
He ranks 105 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Washington Wizards have won 99 of their 218 games against the Chicago Bulls.

99-119record of the Washington Wizards · NBA 1974-75 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

15.482

76.1% of capacity

Capital One Arena · Washington

Scoring

227

combined points

4.2 below the season average (231.2)