The Wizards leave Chicago with a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with Washington pulling out a 101-99 victory in overtime at the United Center. Kirk Hinrich missed two free throws with two seconds left in the extra session to clinch the win for Washington. Chicago went into the fourth quarter leading by five then the Wizards held them to 29-percent shooting the rest of the way. Bradley Beal scored 11 of his 26 points in the final quarter and OT. John Wall posted 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds for Washington, which hosts Game Three on Friday. D.J. Augustin had a team-high 25 points and seven assists off the bench in the loss. Joakim Noah chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Taj Gibson contributed 22 and 10 boards.
Game #3 in the series is Friday night in Washington. The Pre-Game Show begins at 6:30 on Newstalk 1060.