Gilbert Arenas, Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison made sure Washington's 17-year drought of a playoff win, as the Wizards defeated the Bulls by a final score of 117-99.

Arenas scored 32 points, while Hughes and Jamison each had 21 and Etan Thomas chipped in 20.

Chicago had six scorers in double-figures, but none scored more than 15.

Ben Gordon's minutes were limited due to illness and he has just 8 points.

Game 4 is on Monday at the MCI Center where the Wizards will try to even the series at 2 game a piece.