The Chicago Bulls couldn’t rustle up any fourth-quarter magic without All-Star forward DeMar DeRozan, who missed his first game of the season in Wednesday’s 100-97 road loss to the Washington Wizards.
The game devolved into a scramble with 40 seconds remaining and the Bulls trailing by three after Coby White fumbled the ball between his legs. Patrick Williams and Alex Caruso crashed to the hardwood to twice wrench the ball out of the arms of Wizards players before securing possession and calling a timeout.
With one second left on the shot clock, Zach LaVine launched a tying 3-pointer with 29.2 seconds remaining. But the Wizards’ Kyle Kuzma answered with a 3-pointer of his own, sinking the game-winner with 5.2 seconds remaining.
