The Portland Trail Blazers swept up another easy home victory on Wednesday night, downing the Chicago Bulls 124-112 behind a 56-point performance from their bench. The Bulls hung tight early, feeding off hustle and general discombobulation from the Blazers. Their energy ran out long before Portland’s 10-man offensive attack, and the second half became an exercise in fun plays from lesser-known players with a little added sauce from CJ McCollum, who led all scorers with 24.
The first quarter of this game belonged to Portland’s stars. McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic scored 8 in the opening period; Damian Lillard added a pair of threes.