WASHINGTON — Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds, helping the Chicago Bulls ease to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set.
Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid. The Bulls won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 22-24; they are 8-27 since then.
Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3% (32 of 49) as the Bulls (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conference and the best record among teams eliminated from postseason contention.
Bulls center Guerschon Yabusele exited early in the third quarter with a sprained left shoulder.
Will Riley scored 23 points to lead the Wizards, who had 10 players sidelined by injuries.
Julian Reese added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the NBA-worst Wizards, who have lost 24 of 25 to sink to 17-63 with two games remaining.
The Bulls took control by outscoring the Wizards 16-4 to close the third quarter. Jones scored the last six points of that stretch, including consecutive layups in the final minute to make it 87-74.
Up next
Bulls: vs. Orlando on Friday.
Wizards: vs. Miami on Friday.