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Nikola Vucevic added 23 points on 10-of-13
shooting and collected 15 rebounds for Chicago, which was
without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan (quadriceps). Coby White
had 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting and registered nine assists as
the Bulls made 57.1 percent of their shots, including a torrid
17 of 28 from 3-point range.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 points for Portland, which played
without Damian Lillard (calf) and fellow starters Jusuf Nurkic
(knee), Jerami Grant (quadriceps) and Anfernee Simons (foot).
Trendon Watford added 15 points, Jabari Walker scored 14 and
Drew Eubanks had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Trail
Blazers, who have dropped seven of their past eight games.
Portland (32-41) is 3 1/2 games out of the last play-in spot in
the Western Conference.
The Bulls (35-38) reside in 10th place in the Eastern
Conference, a half-game behind the ninth-place Toronto Raptors
and a full game behind the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks.
LaVine made 6 of 9 from 3-point range while Ayo Dosunmu added 13
points.
Portland made 43 percent of its shots and was just 6 of 31 from
behind the arc. Keon Johnson also scored 12 points.
Chicago led by 16 points at halftime and pushed the lead to
70-49 on LaVine's basket with 8:39 left in the third quarter.
White drained a 3-pointer to push the advantage to 94-68 with
1:34 left before Portland scored the final four points of the
period.
White knocked down a jumper with 3:15 left in the game to make
it 119-90 as the Bulls closed out the easy triumph. The lead
topped out at 30 points.
LaVine was 4 of 4 from 3-point range while scoring 23 first-half
points as the Bulls took a 61-45 lead. Vucevic added 15 points
and 10 rebounds while Sharpe scored 16 in the half for Portland.
Chicago opened the second quarter with a 9-0 run to take a 35-26
lead. The Bulls closed the half with a 17-6 burst. LaVine made
two treys in the final 31.1 seconds, including one as time
expired.
--Field Level Media
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