Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Chicago 48-34, Washington 44-38
Game 1 on Sunday, 20 April: Washington wins at Chicago, 102-pts-93
Game 2 on Tuesday, 22 April: Washington wins at Chicago, 101-pts-99 (OT)
Game 3 on Friday, 25 April: Chicago wins at Washington, 100-pts-97
Game 4 on Sunday, 27 April: Chicago loses at Washington, 98-pts-89
Game 5 on Tuesday, 29 April: Washington wins at Chicago, 75-pts-69

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Washington Wizards visited and outscored the Chicago Bulls 75-pts-69 for a 4-games-1 win of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1239. With the series 1239 win, the Washington Wizards improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1239 loss, the Chicago Bulls see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 26-22 overall and 3-6 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Washington Wizards in series 1239 was WWLWW: Series 1239 thus becomes the 15th NBA Preliminary-round series, the 53rd NBA series (all rounds), and the 109th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 4: The Washington Wizards hosted and bested the Chicago Bulls 98-pts-89 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1239 lead of 3-games-1. The Washington Wizards are leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1 for the first time. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 0-8 and a Game 5 record of 2-6.

After Game 3: The Chicago Bulls visited and defeated the Washington Wizards 100-pts-97 to reduce the Washington Wizards best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1239 lead to 2-games-1. The Washington Wizards are leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1 for the first time. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 1-13 (with an active eight-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 8-6 (with an active four-Game 4 losing streak).

After Game 2: The Washington Wizards visited and defeated the Chicago Bulls 101-pts-99 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1239 lead of 2-games-nil. The Washington Wizards now lead a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil for the first time. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 1-12 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 3 record of 8-5. The Washington Wizards in series 1239 thus become only the third NBA team to take a 2-games-nil lead in a best-of-7 NBA Preliminary-round playoff series. Washington trailed by five points after three quarters. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games since the first one in 1947, road teams trailing by five points after three quarters had a game record of only 19-68 (.218).

After Game 1: The Washington Wizards visited and defeated the Chicago Bulls 102-pts-93 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1239 lead of 1-game-nil. Having brought a 0-5 best-of-7 NBA playoff Game 1 record into series 1239, the Washington Wizards have neither a series precedent nor a Game 2 precedent when leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Chicago Bulls have a series record of 7-15 and a Game 2 record of 9-13. The incoming 0-5 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff Game 1 record by the Washington Wizards was the second-worst among MLB/NBA/NHL teams; the worst belongs to the MLB Cleveland Indians at 0-8.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NBA regular season, Chicago finished four games ahead of Washington. From 1947 through the 2013 NBA Finals round, inclusive, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season games, they have posted a 24-10 (.706) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1239 is the sixth best-of-7 NBA playoff series for Washington, and the 48th for Chicago. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Washington has a 1-4 series record (with an active four-series losing streak), a 1-3 Preliminary-round series record, and a 0-5 Game 1 record, while Chicago has a 26-21 series record, a 3-5 Preliminary-round series record, and a 25-22 Game 1 record. Series 1239 is the second best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between Washington and Chicago; Washington defeated Chicago in series 942, in the 2005 NBA Preliminary round.