Carmelo Anthony had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 107-103.
Kent Bazemore’s 2 free throws put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 10:35 left in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls got within 93-92 on Lauri Markkanen’s 3-pointer with 5:52 to play, but Damian Lillard answered with a step-back 3-pointer, and the Bulls got no closer than 96-94.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Bulls 10-9. Lillard (No. 1 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 10 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Kris Dunn had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Bulls scored 4 points off them.
Lillard had 28 points and 6 assists. CJ McCollum added 20 points, and Hassan Whiteside had 8 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine scored 28 points with 5 3-pointers but shot 8 for 24.
The Trail Blazers shot 45.2% from the field to the Bulls’ 38.3%. The Bulls forced 13 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions.