Washington Faces Chicago Amid Home Losing Streak

Mo. Basuony

Published: April 9, 2026 7:51 PM ET

The Washington Wizards host the Chicago Bulls Thursday at 7 p.m. EDT. The game takes place in Washington. Chicago enters with a 30-49 record and sits 12th in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are 17-62 and stand 15th in the East.

Washington Faces Chicago Amid Home Losing Streak as the Wizards try to halt a 10-game slide at home. Washington is 11-38 in conference play. The club is 2-2 in one-possession games this season.

Matchup overview

These clubs meet for the third time this season. Their most recent matchup was April 7. The Bulls won 129-98 in that game.

Rob Dillingham led Chicago with 26 points in the April meeting. Bilal Coulibaly scored 19 for the Wizards. Chicago is 18-31 in Eastern Conference contests this year.

Team trends and numbers

Chicago has a 12-31 mark in games decided by 10 or more points. The Wizards are shooting 46.3 percent from the field this season. Opponents are hitting 47.8 percent against the Bulls.

The Bulls average 14.4 made 3-pointers per game. That is 0.8 more makes per game than the Wizards allow. Washington will need defensive stops to slow Chicago’s long-range attack.

Recent form

Wizards last 10: 1-9. They are averaging 115.2 points and shooting 48.0 percent.
Opponents have averaged 131.6 points versus Washington in that span.
Bulls last 10: 2-8. They average 119.1 points while shooting 46.7 percent.
Chicago’s opponents have averaged 128.0 points in their last 10 games.

Key performers

Bub Carrington leads Washington with 10.3 points per game. He also averages 3.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists.

Will Riley is averaging 17.6 points and 3.6 rebounds over his last 10 games. He is shooting 48.8 percent in that stretch.

For Chicago, Tre Jones is shooting 55.3 percent and averaging 13.8 points. Collin Sexton has averaged 2.7 made 3-pointers over his last 10 games.

Injury report

Wizards: Anthony Davis out for season (finger).
Wizards: Cam Whitmore out for season (shoulder).
Wizards: Kyshawn George out for season (elbow).
Wizards: Trae Young out for season (quad).
Wizards: D’Angelo Russell listed as out (not injury related).
Wizards day-to-day: Tristan Vukcevic (knee), Jaden Hardy (back), Tre Johnson (foot), Alex Sarr (toe).
Bulls out for season: Jalen Smith (calf), Noa Essengue (shoulder), Zach Collins (toe).
Bulls day-to-day: Anfernee Simons (wrist), Isaac Okoro (quad), Matas Buzelis (illness), Josh Giddey (hamstring), Nick Richards (elbow).

Expect both teams to rely on depth given the injury lists. The matchup offers a chance for Washington to end its home losing streak. Filmogaz.com will provide updates and postgame analysis.