Chicago ? If rookies Ben Gordon and Andres Nocioni can put on this kind of show in their first NBA playoff game, imagine what’s in store down the road.

Gordon scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and Nocioni added 25 points and 18 rebounds while playing all 48 minutes to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 103-94 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. It was Chicago’s first playoff victory since the dynasty days.

“This is great for the franchise,” Gordon said. “We haven’t been here in so long.”

The playoffs could be regular event again in Chicago if Gordon keeps playing this way. The third overall pick in last summer’s draft has reached double figures in the fourth quarter 22 times this season, but none was bigger than this show.

Already hampered without ailing starters Eddy Curry and Luol Deng, the Bulls looked like they might come up short with Tyson Chandler in foul trouble and Gilbert Arenas hitting some clutch shots late. But just as he’s done all season, Gordon was there to carry the Bulls.

“We’re riding Ben like we always do,” said Kirk Hinrich, who finished with 17 points on a rough shooting night.

Gordon’s late-game heroics have many in the city calling him the next Michael Jordan, as in, “Gordon, rhymes with Jordan.” He shies away from the comparisons, but it’s hard to argue with the numbers.

Trailing 82-77 going into the fourth, Gordon scored 10 points as the Bulls opened with a 13-4 run. Later Gordon hit a three to put Chicago ahead for good, 87-84, with 8:18 to play. He pushed the lead to 90-86, making all three shots when he was fouled on a three-point attempt by Larry Hughes.

Gordon also had a scoring tear in the second quarter. He made four straight baskets, scoring 10 points in a span of just 3:16.

Nuggets 93, Spurs 87

Chicago's Chris Duhon dunks as Kirk Hinrich and Andres Nocioni watch during the fourth quarter. The Bulls won their playoff game with Washington, 103-94, Sunday in Chicago.

San Antonio — After making their first three shots in the fourth quarter, the Spurs missed their next 17.

A 14-footer by Glenn Robinson with 10:20 left gave the Spurs an 81-76 lead. But after that, San Antonio’s drought lasted until Robert Horry made a three-pointer with nine seconds left. The Spurs went 4-for-21 in the fourth, while the Nuggets were 6-for-19.

“We had some great looks,” said Tim Duncan, who went 0-for-7 in the fourth quarter, all the shots coming from eight feet or closer. “There were a lot of shots around the basket that I should have made.”

Despite the offensive troubles, the Spurs stayed ahead until Earl Boykins made a high-arching jumper over 6-foot-10 Nazr Mohammed with 1:56 remaining to give Denver an 85-84 lead.

The Nuggets then landed a short jumper from Marcus Camby and three free throws from Miller to build a nine-point lead in the final minute.

“There was a lot of energy out there,” said Miller, who scored 31 to top his previous playoff-high of 21 points. “The fourth quarter, we stepped it up.”

Carmelo Anthony had 14 points, Camby 12, and Kenyon Martin 11 for Denver. Camby, who missed the final three games of the regular season because of a hamstring strain, also had 12 rebounds.

Heat 116, Nets 98

Miami — Both of Miami’s starting guards put up playoff-career-highs in scoring: Dwyane Wade with 32 points and Damon Jones 30 on 10-for-12 shooting.

Shaquille O’Neal, who suffered a deep right thigh bruise a week ago and has been hampered since, finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes. He was well off his 27.1-point career playoff scoring average, but with the way Miami’s backcourt performed, the Heat didn’t need as much from their center.

Jones was 7-for-9 from three-point range, getting 14 of his points in the final quarter. And Wade was 12-for-18 from the field, with eight assists. Vince Carter had 27 points and 10 rebounds for New Jersey.

Suns 114, Grizzlies 103

Phoenix — Shawn Marion had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and stringbean 7-foot backup Steven Hunter scored 16 points — one shy of his career high.

The Suns, who made an NBA record 796 three-pointers in their 62-victory regular season, set a franchise playoff record with 15 against in 32 attempts.

Quentin Richardson added 22 points and Joe Johnson 16 as the NBA’s highest-scoring team in a decade topped its regular-season average by four. Steve Nash scored 11 on 3-of-11 shooting but had 13 assists. Amare Stoudemire sputtered in his playoff debut with nine points, 17 off his season average.

Mike Miller scored 19, 16 in the second half, for Memphis. Jason Williams added 17 and Pau Gasol 16. Memphis led only once — 21-20 with 4:14 left in the first quarter — but kept the deficit in single digits most of the night.