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way you want.”

Boylen has annoyed opposing

coaches and been bemoaned by

opposing broadcasters. He was

booed in Philadelphia earlier this

month for calling a timeout down

eight with 28.4 seconds remain-

ing.

He called a timeout down 25

with 1:04 remaining in Toronto,

saying he needed to run a play for

two-way player Adam Mokoka,

which caused Raptors television

announcers to complain he de-

layed their plans to watch the

Super Bowl.

That was also the first game

LaVine appeared clearly agitated

by one of Boylen’s late timeouts in

blowout losses.

“That’s what he do,” LaVine

said Saturday night. “I don’t know

what else to tell you. I’m not the

coach. He told me he likes work-

ing on things that we do in

practice and things like that. He’s

the head coach; he can call a

timeout if he wants to.”

The relationship between

Boylen and LaVine has been rocky

at times this season, including

when Boylen benched LaVine in

November. LaVine has been the

Bulls’ most valuable player by far,

healthy enough to start all 58

games and carry a heavy share of

the burden on and off the court for

this struggling rebuild.

Both LaVine and Boylen down-

played any hostility. LaVine

chalked up his reaction to frustra-

tion about the game and losing

streak, while Boylen reiterated

that the two meet often, not just

when something goes wrong.

“I think he was frustrated in

that moment,” Boylen said. “He

did not say to me he’s questioning

(the timeouts). He was frustrated

in that moment.”

Bulls

Continued fromPage 1

Bulls coach Jim Boylen keeps his

eyes on the clock late in a game.

NAM Y. HUH/AP

BULLS

Coby White has teased the
Bulls with several tantalizing
streaks of brilliance this season.
Sometimes the rookie guard’s
hot streak lasts only a quarter,
other times for a half or maybe a
full game. The spurts have re-
mained as unpredictable as they
are exhilarating, and as sporadic
as they are encouraging, for a
player who just turned 20 last
week.
White put together the best
back-to-back games of his career
this weekend, and his 33-point
effort Sunday night helped guide
the Bulls to a 126-117 victory over
the Wizards that snapped a
season-worst eight-game losing
streak.
It was the second consecutive
night White scored 33 points,
which matched a career high and
made him the first Bulls rookie
since Michael Jordan with back-
to-back 30-point games.
“It means a lot,” White said of
joining Jordan. “It’s a blessing;
he’s the GOAT. You’ve just got to
continue to get better, build from
it and hopefully just stay consis-
tent.”
White’s performance provided
the Bulls with an additional
scoring threat they have been
lacking all season alongside Zach
LaVine, who finished with 32
points and made six 3-pointers to
raise his season total to 177,
breaking Ben Gordon’s franchise
record.
LaVine and White (five 3s)
were joined by Thaddeus Young
(five 3s, 25 points) to become the
first trio of Bulls teammates with
at least 25 points since LaVine,
Otto Porter Jr. and Lauri Markka-
nen did it in a four-overtime loss
to the Hawks last March 1.
White also became the first
rookie in NBA history with con-
secutive 30-point games off the
bench.
“We need (White) to do things
like that,” LaVine said. “I told
him, let’s do it again next game.

Keep it going, don’t put a cap on

it.”

They needed it all to stave off

the Wizards, who kept trimming

an advantage that was once 25

points, cutting the lead to seven

with about seven minutes re-

maining. Bradley Beal finished

with a career-high 53 points.

As the team goals shift toward

development this season, it has

raised questions about White’s

role and whether he could find a

spot in the starting lineup. White

is one of only three Bulls to

appear in all 58 games this

season, with LaVine and Tomas

Satoransky, but has yet to receive

his first start.

Coach Jim Boylen likes White

in his current role, in which he

can serve as the leader of a second

unit depleted by injuries. And

when he gets hot like he did

Sunday night, he’ll be on the floor

with the starters to close the

game, which is just as important

to him as getting the chance to

start.

“You want to be in at the end of

the games to try and finish for

your team,” White said. “Every-

one on this team does, just

because of our competitive na-

ture, but it means a lot to me to be

able to finish the game.”

BULLS 126, WIZARDS 117

White hot, goes for 33 again

Guard joins MJ as only

Bulls rookies with 2

straight 30-point games

By Jamal Collier

Coby White flies past Thomas Bryant of the Wizards to score two of his 33 points at the United Center.

JONATHAN DANIEL/GETTY