After a terrific first half performance, which saw the Trail Blazers (11-5) build a double-digit lead, there was an ominous feeling in the Rose Garden. Having seen the Trail Blazers allow teams to battle back from huge deficits, the fans became even more antsy when the lead was whittled down to six points in the third quarter. Instead of allowing the Chicago Bulls (6-7) to make it an interesting fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers put their foot on the gas and completely dominated the final 16 minutes of the game on the way to a 122-98 victory, their sixth straight against Chicago.

Both LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden had their best games of the season against a tough Bulls front court. Oden matched a career-high with 24 points and pulled down 12 boards. Aldridge also added 24, but bested Oden's rebounding total with 13.

Oden continued his spectacular shooting from the field, hitting 7-8 attempts, and also delivered at the free-throw line, where he hit 10-12 attempts. Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan came away very impressed with the play of his young center.

"I thought he was great. I though he was really patient in the post, did a nice job taking his time, reading the defense, and if the defense played him with single coverage, he was able to score."

Brandon Roy netted 18 points, Andre Miller finished with 16 and Rudy Fernandez added 13 for the Trail Blazers, who host the winless New Jersey Nets on Wednesday.

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