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Luol Deng was back on the court. Joakim Noah was back in the starting lineup. Derrick Rose, James Johnson and Kirk Hinrich were toughing it out. That's the sort of status report the Chicago Bulls need if they're going to be a playoff team. The healthier but still ailing Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter Friday night for a 95-87 victory over the Washington Wizards, moving within 1 1/2 games of the idle Toronto Raptors for the eighth and final...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sat 12/29	Chi	Chi 87-77
Sat 1/26	Was	Was 86-73
Tue 4/2	Was	Was 90-86
Wed 4/17	Chi	Chi 95-92

Game Stats

Bulls (36-39) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Rose, G 41 4 5 0 24 T. Gibson, F 35 16 1 3 14 J. Noah, C 27 8 3 4 10 K. Hinrich, G 33 2 5 1 10 J. Johnson, F 17 2 2 2 7 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Deng 28 6 0 1 14 F. Murray 26 5 3 3 7 H. Warrick 13 2 0 3 7 B. Miller 22 5 3 1 2 A. Law 0 0 0 0 0 J. Pargo 0 0 0 0 0 C. Richard 0 0 0 0 0 J. Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 D. Brown 0 0 0 0 0 J. James 0 0 0 0 0

Wizards (22-53) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Blatche, F 40 13 7 2 18 M. Miller, F 42 5 7 5 15 S. Livingston, G 39 5 3 2 12 N. Young, G 35 0 1 3 10 F. Oberto, C 16 3 2 2 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. McGee 22 9 0 0 13 C. Martin 15 5 1 2 8 J. Singleton 18 3 0 2 4 E. Boykins 9 0 0 1 3 Q. Ross 4 1 0 1 0 G. Arenas 0 0 0 0 0 J. Crittenton 0 0 0 0 0 A. Thornton 0 0 0 0 0 C. Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 R. Foye 0 0 0 0 0 J. Howard 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Bulls Date Player Injury 5/2 L. Deng, SF Flu-like symptoms 4/29 K. Hinrich, G Bruised calf 10/5 D. Rose, PG Torn ACL

Wizards Date Player Injury 4/17 E. Okafor, C Sprained right ankle 4/3 B. Beal, SG Right leg 2/12 L. Barbosa, G Torn ACL

Player News

Bulls Kirk Hinrich (CHI - Guard) News: Hinrich (calf) isn't expected to require surgery on his ailing calf, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Derrick Rose (CHI - Point Guard) News: Coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose (knee) will "be ready to go next year," the Chicago Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Nate Robinson (CHI - Guard) News: Robinson, who injured his left shoulder in the Bulls' previous game, played 47 minutes Wednesday night in Chicago's loss to Miami in Game 5 of their playoff series.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 15, 2013)

Wizards Bradley Beal (WAS - Shooting Guard) News: Beal (leg) is weeks away from commencing basketball activities, CSN Washington reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: Collins, the NBA veteran who last week announced he was gay, is disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013) Jason Collins (WAS - Forward-Center) News: The Democratic National Committee says Collins will headline its annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gala.  (STATS - Mon. May 6, 2013)