Bulls beat Trail Blazers 93-88
Jimmy Butler III scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-88.
The Bulls never trailed and led by as many as 13.
The Trail Blazers had the ball down 3 with 11 seconds left, but Joakim Noah blocked CJ McCollum’s 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Trail Blazers 15-12. Pau Gasol scored 6 of the Bulls’ 15 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard had 19 points (11 at the free-throw line), 10 rebounds and 8 assists but shot 4 for 22.
The Bulls shot 38.4% from the field and 38.9% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 35.2% and 27.3%.