Bulls-Trail Blazers Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Nov 22 2009 3:41PM

Coach Nate McMillan put Martell Webster in the starting lineup to improve Portland's 3-point shooting. The Trail Blazers performed just fine from beyond the arc without Webster against the Chicago Bulls last season.

After Webster helped end their scoring slump with a big game, the Blazers host the Bulls on Monday night for the first time since a blowout win more than a year ago.

Portland (10-5) had lost two of three and was held under 100 points in five straight contests before beating Minnesota 106-78 on Saturday night.

One night after going 4 for 19 from 3-point range in a 108-94 loss at Golden State, McMillan decided to ditch the three-guard lineup he had used for nine straight games. He replaced Andre Miller with Webster, who responded with a season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Webster went 4 for 7 from beyond the arc, hitting three straight to key a rally in the third quarter.

"You need a guy who can keep that defense honest," McMillan said. "If they don't, (Webster) has the ability to hurt them with the 3-point ball."

The Trail Blazers made 41.7 percent (10 for 24) of their 3-point attempts after being held under 30 percent in three of their previous five games.

"It's been awhile since we've seen guys make shots," McMillan told the Blazers' official Web site. "We're very capable of knocking those shots down and we just have to keep taking them."

Webster shot a career-best 38.8 percent from long range in 2007-08, but played in one game the following season due to a stress fracture in his left foot.

Even without Webster, Portland made 46.2 percent of its attempts from 3-point range in two wins over Chicago (6-6) last season. The Blazers hit seven 3s in a 116-74 victory over the Bulls on Nov. 19, 2008.

That is the largest margin of victory for Portland since beating Dallas 120-75 on Nov. 17, 1997.

The Blazers went on to sweep the season series with a 109-95 win at Chicago on Jan. 12.

The Bulls struggled defensively in the first two games of a six-game trip, losing 112-93 to Denver on Saturday night after being defeated 108-93 by the Los Angeles Lakers two days earlier. Chicago gave up 100 points in one of its previous 10 games.

"We just got to be tougher," Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich said. "Go out there and do what it takes."

Chicago had a 14-point lead in the first half against the Nuggets, but was outscored by 22 in the second half and had yet another poor shooting game. The Bulls went 2 for 11 from 3-point range and are shooting a league-worst 26.2 percent on 3s this season.

Derrick Rose went 1 for 6 from beyond the arc, but finished with a season-high 28 points after scoring 20 against the Lakers. The second-year point guard reached the 20-point mark in consecutive games for the first time this season.

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Big effort by Blazers' big men paces blowout

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009 1:57AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- Size matters in the NBA.

If there were any questions about it, the Portland Trail Blazers dispelled them in their 122-98 shellacking of the Chicago Bulls on Monday night at the Rose Garden.

The numbers told it all:

• Portland outrebounded Chicago 47-27 and won the points-in-the-paint battle 50-32.

• LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden beasted the smallish Bulls up front, combining for 48 points and 25 rebounds.

• Chicago center Joakim Noah, who came into the game leading the league in rebounding at 12.3 per game, totaled seven points, eight rebounds and five fouls trying to slow down Aldridge, Oden and friends.

"Coach challenged us to keep them off the boards, especially Noah and Deng," said Portland's Brandon Roy. "L.A. and Greg came out and dominated the boards, and we got their bigs in foul trouble and were able to establish ourselves in the paint."

Portland (11-5) reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division while setting season highs for points and field goal percentage (.575).

Chicago (6-7) lost its third straight on a difficult West Coast six-game road trip that continues Thursday night at Utah.

Oden had his most productive game of the season, matching his career high with 24 points to go with 12 rebounds -- six off the offensive glass -- in 27 minutes.

"Greg was really patient in the post," McMillan said. "He did a nice job taking his time and reading the defense. When the defense played him with single coverage, he was able to score because he was getting deep post position to start with. When they double-teamed, he made good decisions out of the post."

Oden was 7-for-8 from the field -- including four second-half dunks, three in the final seven minutes -- and 10 for 12 from the foul line.

"I tried to keep Noah off the glass, with him being the best rebounder in the league right now," Oden said. "That was my main thing. By doing that, I got a couple of good putbacks myself."

The 7-foot, 270-pound Oden has about 40 pounds on Noah, who is active but not bulky enough to body the second-year Portland center.

"I wanted to capitalize on that," Oden said. "I'm not going to say my game is where it should be, but me being able to overpower some people, I can get deep post position and get a hook shot. I want to go at that and use my strength."

Oden also had some personal motivation. Noah and his Florida teammates beat Oden's Ohio State team in the 2007 NCAA championship game.

"I don't talk about those Gators. ... always hurts my feelings," Oden joked.

The 6-foot-11 Aldridge -- guarded by 6-foot-9 Chicago rookie Taj Gibson -- collected 24 points and 13 rebounds, sinking 10-of-16 shots and scoring from both the perimeter and the paint. Aldridge was the biggest reason Portland held a 66-51 lead at the half, going for 17 points and nine boards to that point. Things were so tough for the Bulls, they made their first nine shots of the third quarter, went 9-for-11 in the period and still trailed 90-80 going into the final 12 minutes.

"It was a solid game from start to finish by our guys," McMillan said.

"They had a good rhythm. They played off each other. They took what the defense gave them. They made the defense pay.

"We went through different guys in different parts of the game, and all of them were ready. When we have guys moving the ball like they did tonight, when we have the inside game going like that, it's going to be hard [for opponents] to stop everything."

Noah simply had too little help on the interior. It's been that way lately. Oden "is a tough guy," Noah said. "He just kept putting his body on me and then Przybilla would come in.

"I feel like I've been getting overpowered the last couple of games. Guys have been putting their body on me and it's taken a toll. I have to find a way to sustain."

Chicago coach Vinny Del Negro has to find a way to get more playing time for 7-foot veteran Brad Miller, who had two points and one rebound -- but four fouls -- in his 15 minutes off the bench.

"I like the way our guys came back in the third quarter," Del Negro said.

"But they outrebounded us by a lot, and that was the difference in the game - their control of the glass. We gave up way too many easy field goals underneath."

• Bulls: James
• Trail Blazers: Batum, Mills, Pendergraph

• Bulls: Noah
• Trail Blazers: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #56 Mark Ayotte, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 20383
• Duration: 2:13

Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Oden vs Noah (Rose gains possession)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:17 [POR 2-0]	Oden Driving Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
	10:48	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:43	Webster Layup Shot: Missed
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:42
Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:35 [CHI 2-2]
	10:31	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:09	Aldridge Hook Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:09
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	10:00
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:59
Gibson Tip Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:59	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:49	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:48
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:34 [CHI 4-2]
	09:34	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	09:34 [CHI 5-2]
	09:23 [POR 4-5]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	09:12 [CHI 8-4]
	08:53	Aldridge Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	08:44 [CHI 10-4]
	08:20	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:19	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:19 [POR 6-10]	Oden Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:56	Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:37	Webster Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:36
Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:28 [CHI 12-6]
Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:09
	07:09 [POR 7-12]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:09 [POR 8-12]	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Noah Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:45 [POR 10-12]	Aldridge Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:19	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:03 [POR 13-12]	Aldridge 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
Team Rebound	05:48
	05:48	Oden Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:48	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	05:39 [CHI 14-13]
	05:23	Webster Running Jump Shot: Missed
	05:22	Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:21	Webster Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Salmons Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:19
Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Salmons (1 AST)	05:13 [CHI 16-13]
	04:55 [POR 15-16]	Roy Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gibson Hook Shot: Missed Block: Aldridge (1 BLK)	04:29
	04:27	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:10	Aldridge Pullup Jump shot: Missed
	04:08	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:04 [POR 17-16]	Webster Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Salmons Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:41 [CHI 18-17]
Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:32
Gibson Substitution replaced by Miller	03:32
Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich	03:32
	03:32	Blake Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	03:32	Webster Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:18 [POR 19-18]	Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	02:56
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:55
Deng Putback Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	02:55 [CHI 20-19]
	02:31 [POR 22-20]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:21
	02:16	Fernandez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:16 [CHI 21-22]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:16 [CHI 22-22]
	01:54 [POR 24-22]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	01:35
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:33
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	01:30 [CHI 24-24]
Salmons Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:13
Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:09
	01:09 [POR 25-24]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson	01:09
	01:09 [POR 26-24]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	00:54.4	Fernandez Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:54.4 [CHI 25-26]
	00:54.4	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Bayless
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:54.4
	00:53.7	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:37.9 [POR 28-25]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:29.9 [CHI 28-28]
	00:11.8 [POR 31-28]	Roy 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:11.8
Hinrich Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:01.5
	00:00.2	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:35 [POR 33-28]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:15	Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:09	Webster Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:07
Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)	11:01 [CHI 30-33]
	10:45 [POR 35-30]	Aldridge Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	10:21
	10:20	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Pargo Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:16
	10:16	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Oden
	10:16	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Deng Substitution replaced by Rose	10:16
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:02
	10:02 [POR 36-30]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:02 [POR 37-30]	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:47	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:42
	09:42 [POR 38-30]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:42 [POR 39-30]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	09:32 [CHI 33-39]
	09:14 [POR 41-33]	Bayless Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cunningham (1 ST)	08:52
	08:43	Cunningham Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:43
Miller Substitution replaced by Noah	08:43
Cunningham Violation:Kicked Ball	08:29
	08:29	Webster Substitution replaced by Roy
	08:26	Roy Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:16	Bayless Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:58	Bayless Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:58
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:44	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pargo (2 AST)	07:40 [CHI 35-41]
	07:12 [POR 43-35]	Oden Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47	Bayless Layup Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:46
Pargo Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:37 [CHI 37-43]
Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:18
	06:18	Bayless Substitution replaced by Blake
	06:18	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Aldridge
	06:12	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:11
Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed	06:06
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:05
Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (1 BLK)	06:01
	05:59	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:56	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
	05:52	Oden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Pargo Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:52 [CHI 38-43]
Pargo Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	05:52 [CHI 39-43]
Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:37
	05:37 [POR 44-39]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Salmons	05:37
Pargo Substitution replaced by Deng	05:37
	05:37	Oden Substitution replaced by Cunningham
	05:37	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:35	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:31	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:30	Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:28 [POR 46-39]	Aldridge Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:04	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:51	Cunningham Jump Shot: Missed
	04:50	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:50 [POR 48-39]	Aldridge Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:33 [CHI 41-48]
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:22
	04:22 [POR 49-41]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	04:22 [POR 50-41]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	04:01
Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:00
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:53	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Rose Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:53
	03:53	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Gibson Substitution replaced by Hinrich	03:53
	03:53 [POR 51-41]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:53 [POR 52-41]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Blake (1 ST)	03:35
	03:24 [POR 54-41]	Przybilla Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:18
	03:06	Przybilla Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	02:58 [CHI 43-54]
Noah Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	02:45
	02:45 [POR 55-43]	Miller Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
	02:36	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)
Salmons Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	02:32 [CHI 45-55]
	02:19 [POR 58-45]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (2 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Salmons (2 AST)	02:03 [CHI 48-58]
	01:46 [POR 60-48]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)
Noah Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:37
Noah Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:37
	01:27 [POR 62-48]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Salmons Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:13
	01:13	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:58.9 [POR 64-48]	Przybilla Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:53.3
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	00:42.9 [CHI 51-64]
	00:26.9 [POR 66-51]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)
Rose Hook Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.8	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.2	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:39
Rose Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	11:18 [CHI 53-66]
	11:06	Oden Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	11:06	Oden Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gibson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:50
Gibson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:50
Gibson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	10:32
	10:32 [POR 67-53]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	10:32	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:31
Rose Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	10:15 [CHI 55-67]
	09:53	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:53
	09:36	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	09:36 [CHI 56-67]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:36 [CHI 57-67]
	09:11	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:10	Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:10
	09:10 [POR 68-57]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	09:10 [POR 69-57]	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Salmons Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	08:56 [CHI 59-69]
	08:44 [POR 71-59]	Webster Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Salmons Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:44
	08:44	Webster Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:44
Deng Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)	08:30 [CHI 61-71]
Salmons Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:08
	07:55	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:54
	07:43	Roy Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Rose Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (2 TO)	07:37
	07:23	Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)
	07:23	Oden Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:20 [POR 73-61]	Oden Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:03 [CHI 63-73]
	06:43	Roy Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	06:41	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	06:37	Aldridge Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	06:37	Aldridge Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Deng Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	06:22 [CHI 65-73]
	06:03 [POR 75-65]	Roy Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:43 [CHI 67-75]
	05:21	Oden Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
	05:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:21	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
	05:04	Przybilla Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Salmons Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	05:04 [CHI 68-75]
Salmons Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:04 [CHI 69-75]
	04:44	Aldridge Layup Shot: Missed
	04:44	Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Noah Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:44
	04:44 [POR 76-69]	Przybilla Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	04:44	Webster Substitution replaced by Fernandez
Noah Substitution replaced by Miller	04:44
	04:44 [POR 77-69]	Przybilla Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Salmons Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	04:23 [CHI 71-77]
	04:07	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (3 BLK)
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:06
Deng Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	03:53 [CHI 73-77]
	03:35 [POR 79-73]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Roy (5 AST)
Rose Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:35
	03:35	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:35 [POR 80-73]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
	03:17	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	03:17 [CHI 74-80]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	03:17 [CHI 75-80]
	03:05 [POR 82-75]	Roy Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)
Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:05
	03:05	Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:03
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	02:38
	02:38	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	02:16 [POR 84-75]	Fernandez Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:10
	01:55	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:55
Team Rebound	01:55
	01:55	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich	01:55
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:55
	01:54	Cunningham Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:31 [POR 86-75]	Miller Pullup Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)
	01:19	Cunningham Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Johnson	01:19
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:19 [CHI 76-86]
Salmons Substitution replaced by Pargo	01:19
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:19 [CHI 77-86]
Pargo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:59.7
	00:59.7 [POR 87-77]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:59.7 [POR 88-77]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:52.6	Roy Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:52.6
Pargo Free Throw 1 of 3 (8 PTS)	00:52.6 [CHI 78-88]
Pargo Free Throw 2 of 3 (9 PTS)	00:52.6 [CHI 79-88]
Pargo Free Throw 3 of 3 (10 PTS)	00:52.6 [CHI 80-88]
	00:34.9 [POR 90-80]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roy (6 AST)
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
	00:22.9	Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:00.2	Roy Running Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (14-19)		Portland Trail Blazers (23-14)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Hinrich Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)	11:44 [CHI 82-90]
Deng Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:23
Deng Substitution replaced by Salmons	11:23
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:14
	11:14	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:14	Team Rebound
	11:14 [POR 91-82]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Hinrich Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cunningham (1 BLK)	11:05
Team Rebound	11:05
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
	11:00	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:46 [POR 94-82]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Roy (7 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
	10:25	Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Johnson Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	10:14
Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose	10:14
	10:14	Fernandez Free Throw Technical Missed
	10:14	Team Rebound
Johnson Substitution replaced by Noah	10:14
	10:10	Oden Hook Shot: Missed
	10:09	Oden Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	10:09	Jump Ball Oden vs Noah (Fernandez gains possession)
	09:51	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
	09:51	Oden Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	09:49
	09:49 [POR 95-82]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:49 [POR 96-82]	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Hinrich Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:39
	09:36	Team Rebound
	09:12	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:11
Salmons 3pt Shot: Missed	08:58
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:57
Noah Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:57 [CHI 84-96]
	08:28 [POR 99-84]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	08:06
Team Rebound	08:06
	08:06	Cunningham Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:06
Miller Substitution replaced by Deng	08:06
	08:06	Roy Substitution replaced by Blake
	08:06	Cunningham Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Rose Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	07:54 [CHI 86-99]
	07:32 [POR 101-86]	Fernandez Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Oden (1 AST)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Oden (2 BLK)	07:14
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:13
	07:13	Oden Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:13
Team Rebound	07:13
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:13 [CHI 87-101]
	06:53 [POR 103-87]	Oden Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Salmons Jump Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:15	Jump Ball Oden vs Salmons (Miller gains possession)
Rose Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:10
	06:10 [POR 104-87]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	06:10 [POR 105-87]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Salmons (3 AST)	05:56 [CHI 89-105]
	05:35	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:34	Oden Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
Noah Foul : Personal (5 PF)	05:34
Noah Technical	05:34
	05:34	Team Timeout : Regular
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:34
	05:34	Blake Free Throw Technical Missed
	05:34	Team Rebound
	05:34 [POR 106-89]	Oden Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	05:34	Oden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:33
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:17	Blake Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:53	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:52	Blake Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	04:47 [POR 108-89]	Oden Slam Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Aldridge (3 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:28	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
Gibson Foul : Personal (5 PF)	04:15
Noah Substitution replaced by Johnson	04:15
	04:15 [POR 109-89]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Salmons Substitution replaced by Pargo	04:15
	04:15	Miller Substitution replaced by Bayless
	04:15 [POR 110-89]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:05 [CHI 91-110]
	03:43 [POR 112-91]	Oden Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:28	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	03:05 [POR 114-91]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Blake (4 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:47	Oden Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	02:41	Fernandez Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
	02:41	Oden Substitution replaced by Howard
	02:41	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Webster
	02:41	Blake Substitution replaced by Cunningham
Deng Substitution replaced by Hunter	02:41
Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Hunter (1 AST)	02:28 [CHI 94-114]
	02:10 [POR 116-94]	Cunningham Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Webster (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	02:09
Pargo Step Back Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:00 [CHI 96-116]
	01:41 [POR 118-96]	Bayless Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gibson Driving Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	01:29 [CHI 98-118]
	01:17	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:16
Pargo Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
Pargo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:06
Pargo Layup Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:05	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:00 [POR 120-98]	Webster Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (3 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.8
	00:46.7	Webster Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Hunter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:31.3
	00:31.3 [POR 121-98]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:31.3 [POR 122-98]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Hunter 3pt Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:18.6	Fernandez Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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