Rookie Adama Sanogo had 22 points and 20 rebounds to shatter his career highs and help the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 129-127 on Friday night.
the night off after clinching the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference on Thursday night with a victory in Detroit.
Those absences and others allowed Sanogo, who has spent most of his time this season playing in the G League, to play 35 minutes. “We've played a lot of close games, fourth-quarter games, but taking advantage of their opportunity,” interim coach Brian Keefe said about his young players. “I think that's the thing that I've been really pleased about with them, is that when their opportunity has throughout the year, they've seized the moment.”
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