The Chicago Bulls lost their second game of the new season against the Washington Wizards, despite getting a comfortable win over Miami Heats in their season opener.
The Bull fell by a narrow result of 102-100, as they tried their hardest to take on the game with a 17-point lead deficit.
After leading by 6 at the half, Kyle Kuzma’s back-to-back threes extended the Wizards’ lead to 15 to start the 3rd.
Even with the lead, the game was tied with only 7.4 seconds remaining, but Bradley Beal’s right-handed floater was enough to secure the game for the Wizards.
DeMar DeRozan nearly won it for the Bulls, but his 3-point attempt was caught by the buzzer, leaving a painful taste in his mouth.
DeRozan followed up his historic season debut with 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. In the final two minutes of the match, he scored 6 points, including a slam dunk with 30 seconds to play that tied the game at 100.
The Bulls allowed Washington to score 15 points on 6-for-7 from the field in the first 4 minutes of the game.
The Wizards finished the contest shooting 51.2% and were able to get the shots they wanted down the stretch.
DeRozan and Vucevic combined for 56 points. The big man put up 24 points and 8 rebounds on 5-for-14 from the floor.
After the match, the Chicago Bull’s head coach said:
“The thing that was disappointing coming out of the half was we gave up those two 3s, and one of the things that we had talked about is that we’ve got to contest.”
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A bitter taste in the mouth kind of defeat, indeed. De Rozan played the hardest for Chicago Bulls, but still, his efforts were left in vain by the last seconds after the buzzer beat. That three points were sure a waste. Yet, this must be a good way for the Bulls to gather on their feet and bounce back. They will learn from this, I’m sure.