Scoot Henderson recorded 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers deliver a 113-102 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
Shaedon Sharpe added 23 points as the Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak. Deni Avdija had 20 points, 12 rebounds and three steals, Jerami Grant scored 18 points and Deandre Ayton contributed 15 points and 13 rebounds for Portland.
Zach LaVine scored 27 points and Nikola Vucevic added 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Bulls, who dropped their fifth consecutive game. Patrick Williams had 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 12 for Chicago.
The Trail Blazers had a 50-36 rebounding edge one night after they were outrebounded 61-40 in a loss to the visiting Rockets. Avdija and Ayton missed the Houston game due to injuries.
Portland shot 47.2 percent from the field, including a 9-of-31 mark from 3-point range.
The Bulls made 44.4 percent of their attempts from the floor and were 8-for-29 from behind the arc.
Chicago trailed by 15 points in the fourth quarter but moved within 111-102 on Williams’ basket with 1:26 left.
But Avdija’s layup pushed the Portland lead back to 11 with 1:10 left. When LaVine missed a trey 12 seconds later, the Bulls’ comeback bid was effectively over.
The score was tied at halftime before Portland scored the first seven points of the third quarter for a 60-53 lead. Grant had five of the points.
The Trail Blazers led by eight after a 3-pointer by Avdija with 8:11 left in the quarter. However, Chicago battled back to knot the score at 75 on a 3-pointer by Dosunmu with 3:37 remaining.
Henderson then scored six straight points as part of a quarter-ending 12-2 surge that gave Portland an 87-77 lead entering the final stanza.
The Trail Blazers later scored eight straight points, a run capped by a 3-pointer from Sharpe, to take a 97-82 lead with 7:36 remaining.
The score was tied at 53 at the break. LaVine had 13 points in the first half for the Bulls, and Henderson had 13 for Portland.
Chicago had a 15-point lead late in the first quarter before things began to unravel.
–Field Level Media
