Bulls beat Wizards 100-97, trail series 2-1
Mike Dunleavy scored 35 points, one shy of his career-high, Jimmy Butler hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls hung on Friday night for a 100-97 win over the Wizards in Washington, trimming the deficit to two games to one in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Mike Dunleavy scored 35 points, one shy of his career-high, Jimmy Butler hit a go-ahead three-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls hung on Friday night for a 100-97 win over the Wizards in Washington, trimming the deficit to two games to one in their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Dunleavy went 12 for 19 from the field, including a career-high eight three-pointers on 10 attempts, for the Bulls, who are attempting to become only the fourth NBA team to win a seven-game series after losing the first two at home.
Nets 102, Raptors 98 - Joe Johnson scored 29 points, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett brought a charge to their first playoff game in Brooklyn, and the Nets held off the Toronto Raptors for a two-games-to-one series lead in their first-round matchup.
- Associated Press