NBA: Washington 101, Chicago 95

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Andray Blatche had 25 points and 11 rebounds Monday but Josh Howard left the game with an injury in the Washington Wizards' 101-95 win over Chicago.

Al Thornton had 17 points and seven rebounds, and Randy Foye had 16 points and nine assists for the Wizards, who won for the third time in four games.

Howard -- who came to Washington last week in a trade with Dallas -- left the game in the first quarter with a left-knee sprain.

Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 22 points, six assists and five rebounds. Flip Murray scored 16 points and Luol Deng had 11 points and six rebounds for Chicago, which lost for the first time in its last five games.