The Portland Trail Blazers rallied from 20 points down in the second quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 112-107.
The Trail Blazers trailed 63-43 with 1:22 left in the second quarter and 63-48 at halftime. They outscored the Bulls 69-44 the rest of the way.
Nassir Little’s 2 free throws with 6.5 seconds left made it 112-107 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Bulls 15-7. Damian Lillard scored 7 of the Trail Blazers’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Lillard had 22 points and 10 assists but shot 6 for 18, and Larry Nance Jr. added 16 points (8 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 3 steals on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
For the Bulls, Zach LaVine scored 30 points with 7 3-pointers, and DeMar DeRozan added 22 points (10 in the first quarter). Alex Caruso had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Trail Blazers went 27 for 28 at the line to the Bulls’ 16 for 20. The Bulls outscored the Trail Blazers 26-9 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 37-22 in 12 minutes together.