NBA: Rose leads Bulls over Wizards
Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (21) shoots as he is fouled by Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3), with Wizards center Marcin Gortat (4), from Poland, Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) and Wizards forward Rasual Butler (8) nearby, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, in Washington. The Bulls won 99-91. AP
WASHINGTON, United States — Derrick Rose scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls stretched their win streak to four games with a 99-91 victory Tuesday at Washington.
Rose, the 2011 NBA Most Valuable Player, hit 10-of-17 shots from the field against the Wizards and netted six points in a row to cap an 8-0 run that gave the Bulls a 94-87 lead.
Chicago’s 13-4 record in road games in the best in the Eastern Conference and their 19-9 overall mark ranks fourth behind Toronto, Atlanta and the Wizards, who fell to 19-8.
Spanish big man Pau Gasol scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Bulls, who won for the seventh time in eight games.
Washington had grabbed an 87-86 lead on a basket by John Wall, who led the Wizards with 18 points and nine assists. Poland’s Marcin Gortat contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds in a losing cause.
