The Portland Trail Blazers played another inexperienced, up-and-down team on Sunday evening, facing the Chicago Bulls at the Moda Center. Neither youth nor athleticism nor the home crowd helped the Blazers avoid a 104-96 defeat at the hands of their visitors. Chicago out-ran, out-hustled, and out-defended Portland, leaving the Blazers with a miserable 40.5% shooting percentage from the field at the end of the evening.
Portland remained persistent and kept the game fairly close, even taking the lead in the second half for a while. If you missed the action, you can find our quarter-by-quarter recap here.