The Portland Trail Blazers came out red-hot, only to fall flat on their face late in a 111-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night in Portland. The loss is the team’s third in the last four games, as they fall to 3-4 on the young season. CJ McCollum led Portland with a game-high 26 points, but couldn’t connect down the stretch as the Bulls battled back from an early 20-point deficit.
Zach LaVine’s step-back three put Chicago up four with 10 seconds remaining, and Carmelo Anthony’s potential game-tying shot rimmed off to give the home team a disappointing defeat against a team not expected to make the playoffs.