CHICAGO —
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points and Nikola Vucevic hit a key shot with 9.3 seconds left to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-107 on Monday night.
Vucevic had 22 points and nine rebounds in Chicago’s third win in four games. Ayo Dosunmu finished with 23 points and 10 assists.
Anfernee Simons scored 12 of her 30 points in the fourth quarter for Portland, but missed a 3-pointer as time expired. Deandre Ayton had 25 and 15 rebounds in his sixth consecutive game with at least 20 points.
The Blazers lost for the seventh time in nine games.
The Bulls’ 24th win in close games, who are within five points of each other with less than five minutes remaining, led the NBA, brought them within a .500 game at 34-35.
Bulls guard Coby White missed his third straight game with a right hip strain, and Portland’s Jerami Grant missed his fourth straight game with a right hamstring strain.
Portland entered Monday with the third-highest turnover rate in the NBA. The Bulls scored 19 points off 13 Blazers turnovers.
2024-03-19 04:24:00
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