The Portland Trail Blazers were expected to beat the Chicago Bulls easily when the teams faced off in the Moda Center on Tuesday night. Aside from a freewheeling first period, little about the game was easy. Portland went up huge early, but leaked points minute by minute for the rest of the game. Zach LaVine and Damian Lillard dueled for the final word, but the Bulls ended up with the 111-108 win.
The Blazers came out in the first quarter on fire from distance. They hit four out of their first four three-point attempts on their way to eight makes in the quarter.