Bulls win 4th straight
WASHINGTON - Derrick Rose scored 25 points and Pau Gasol had 18 as the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight, beating the Washington Wizards 99-91 on Tuesday night.
After Washington scored 12 straight - 10 by John Wall - to take an 87-86 lead with 3:44 remaining, Chicago steadied and scored eight straight - six by Rose to lead 94-87 with 1:48 to play.
Wall led the Wizards with 18 points.
The Bulls outrebounded Washington 52-41.
On Monday, Chicago scored a franchise-record 49 points in the fourth quarter as they beat Toronto 129-120. Points were harder to come by a night later.
It was the first meeting of the teams this season. Washington defeated Chicago in the first round of last year's playoffs, 4-1.
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