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Bulls hold on to 8th, hold off Wizards (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Ben Gordon scored seven of his 21 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes, and the Chicago Bulls nearly stumbled again in their mediocre march toward the playoffs Monday night before hanging on for a 101-99 victory over the Washington Wizards. The Bulls had an 11-point lead whittled to one over the final 6 minutes.