Chicago Bulls: 5 best games from Coby White’s rookie season

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2. Feb. 23 vs. Washington Wizards

Result: 126-117 Win

The second of the three-game stretch where White was absolutely scorching in the scoring department for the Chicago Bulls came in a nice nine-point win over the Washington Wizards on Feb. 23. This was the back end of back-to-back games where the Bulls returned home to face the Wizards out of the Southeast Division at the United Center.

White not only replicated the outing he had against the Suns on Feb. 22, but he was even more efficient in the process. He had his second straight game posting 33 points, also trying his career-best registered on the previous night, and did it while shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from beyond the arc.

Moreover, White added six rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block in this effort off the bench. White’s 33 points were good for a team high. LaVine also had a good night, scoring 32 points on 11-of-20 shooting from the field and 6-of-12 shooting from beyond the arc. But it was White who registered a team-high +16 when he was on the floor. He played just shy of 34 minutes against the Wizards here.

What made this game in particular so special for White was the fact that the Bulls actually came away with the win at home and offset a career night for Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal. On this night, Beal had a game-high 53 points on an insane 15-of-27 shooting from the field and 18-of-20 from the charity stripe. But Beal was a -4 when he was on the floor nonetheless.