Haywood's 25 Lead Wizards

With Jamison still out, others pick up slack to beat Bulls

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Apr 6, 2008 1:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Brendan Haywood scored a career-high 25 points, Caron Butler added 18 and the short-handed Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 99-87 last night. Antawn Jamison missed his second straight game with a sprained right shoulder and Gilbert Arenas rested his surgically repaired left knee for precautionary reasons, but Haywood and Butler picked up the slack. The Bulls got 18 points from Ben Gordon and 16 from Larry Hughes.

Haywood, whose previous career high was 23 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked two shots. Butler added eight boards for Washington, which owned a 53-28 edge on the glass. The Wizards again dominated the third quarter against Chicago. This time, they outscored the Bulls 34-21 to turn a one-point deficit into a 76-64 advantage. Jamison, averaging a team-leading 21.5 points and 10.2 rebounds, was injured Wednesday.

Chicago Bulls' Aaron Gray, left, knocks the ball away from Washington Wizards' Brendan Haywood last night. The Wizards won 99-87. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Washington Wizards' Andray Blatche (32) fouls Chicago Bulls Ben Gordon (7) as he goes up for a shot last night. The Wizards won 99-87. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Washington Wizards' Darius Songaila, left, and Chicago Bulls' Ben Gordon battle for a loose ball during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, April 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Washington Wizards' Darius Songaila, right, takes a shot over Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, April 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

Washington Wizards' Brendan Haywood (33) dunks over Chicago Bulls' Andres Nocioni, of Argentina, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Saturday, April 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)

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