Nikola Vučević made a 3-pointer on a pass from Coby White with 1.0 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122-121.
Jerami Grant’s free throw had put the Trail Blazers ahead 121-119 with 8.2 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Bulls 14-11. Deni Avdija (No. 10 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 6 of the Trail Blazers’ 14 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Vučević had 27 points and 8 rebounds, and White added 25 points and 7 assists off the bench.
For the Trail Blazers, Grant had 33 points and 9 rebounds, and Caleb Love went 0 for 7 from 3. Avdija had 32 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists, his third career triple-double. Donovan Clingan had 17 points (12 in the paint) and a career-high 21 rebounds. Avdija scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Trail Blazers had 2 30-point scorers.
The Bulls made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Vučević and 5 by White. They outscored the Trail Blazers 60-20 off the bench. The Trail Blazers outscored the Bulls 33-12 in 9 minutes with Grant, Avdija, Murray, Camara and Clingan on the floor together.