Joakim Noah had 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Bulls downed the Wizards 96-78 at Verizon Center. D.J. Augustin added a game-high 25 points off the bench while Carlos Boozer scored 16 points for Chicago. The Bulls have won five straight and are tied with Toronto for the three-seed in the East, but the Raptors own the tiebreaker. John Wall led Washington with 20 points and six assists while Marcin Gortat added 19 points and eight boards. The Wizards had won four out of five, but still sit sixth in the East.
The Bulls will be in Minnesota on Wednesday
