The Wizards have made some good resolutions for 2025 and it starts with winning games. The proof with this victory without forcing too much against Chicago (125-107) behind Jordan Poole's 30 points.
The Sarr – Coulibaly duo welcomed the Bulls to start the year. In reality, Bilal only received Chicago very briefly since he returned to the locker room after only eight minutes of play. The Washington octopus was ill and was unable to finish the match.
Ok we have news from Bilal: he is sick and it's not Covid, so that's what I was discussing with some people just now.
Something went wrong, he had trouble breathing and it looked like he wanted to vomit when he left the field.
Courage Bilal ???? https://t.co/9pLu0gTdcE
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) https://twitter.com/TrashTalk_fr/status/1874623397151514662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Coming back to the game, this meeting had two faces. If, in the first period, Wizards and Bulls looked each other straight in the eye, after going to the locker room, it was Washington who shifted gears.
Spurred on by a big dunk from Alexandre Sarr, Washington took a 10-point lead for the first time, but the Lonzo Ball – Zach LaVine duo didn't give up and brought Chicago back into the game.
Alex Sarr up top for the JAM ????pic.twitter.com/HvRrWGuAQP
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1874631048421929232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
And we are starting to get to know this scenario well. Usually, it is at this precise moment that the Wizards collapse and end up conceding another defeat.
Well not in 2025.
Jordan Poole's friends are stepping up a second time to outrun the Bulls.
Exactly Jordan Poole, let's talk about it.
It was he who sealed the fate of the match with a final 3-point shot in the fourth quarter.
A shot from the Lincoln Memorial which puts the lid on a well-conducted meeting on the part of JP: 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 interceptions.
Jordan Poole scored in bunches in the Wizards’ W!
???? 30 PTS
???? 6 3PM
???? 3 STL
He becomes the 1st player in WAS history to have 5+ 3PM in 5 straight games. pic.twitter.com/y47DzF8HIE
— NBA (@NBA) https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1874646628675768754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Wizards ended up winning 125 to 107 and starting the year in the best possible way. A good omen for the rest of the season? The next few months will provide the answer (but between us, we believe it is average).
