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Chicago Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers

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6-14, 3-7 Away
Final
103 - 107

Carmelo Anthony's double-double, Hassan Whiteside's 10 blocks lift Blazers

Anthony had 23 points and 11 rebounds and the Blazers downed Chicago 107-103 on Friday night for their second victory over the Bulls this week. But Whiteside stole the show with 8 points, 15 rebounds and a franchise-record 10 blocks for Portland.

"Never seen that before, and I've played with some great shot-blockers," Anthony said. "Tyson Chandler was a great shot blocker, Marcus Camby was a great shot-blocker. I've never seen a guy with 10 blocks in a game."

Before Friday night, Anthony had played in two games where a player had 10 blocks; both were accomplished by Camby in the 2007-08 season, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

Damian Lillard added 28 points, including 10 in the final quarter, for the Blazers, who have won three straight after four consecutive losses.

The Blazers led by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, but the Bulls pulled within 85-84 in the final period. CJ McCollum stalled the rally with a 3-pointer for Portland.

Anthony's 3 made it 91-84 with 7 minutes, 28 seconds left and he held up three fingers for the cheering Moda Center crowd as the Bulls called a timeout.

Lauri Markkanen's 3 closed the gap for Chicago to 93-92. Lillard answered with his own 3 to again hold off the Bulls. After Zach LaVine's corner 3 with 31.7 seconds left narrowed it to 105-103, Whiteside tipped in Lillard's shot for the win.

"I told the guys, I'm insurance now. When they go up for a layup, I'm going to be there. I might not get them all, I know a lot of people want me to get every single one, but I'm going to do my best job to get a lot of them," Whiteside said about his blocks.

LaVine finished with 28 for the slumping Bulls, who have lost seven of their past nine games.

This was a frustrating one, very winnable," LaVine said. "We were battling. Dame did what he did in the fourth quarter, turned it up to another level."

The Blazers have been boosted by the recent signing of Anthony, who scored 25 points in Portland's 117-94 victory over the Bulls in Chicago on Monday.

The Blazers acquired the 10-time All-Star to shore up the frontcourt and help the team overcome a slow start after going to the Western Conference finals last season. The deal was official Nov. 19.

Between the two games against the Bulls, the Blazers defeated Oklahoma City 136-119 on Wednesday night.

The Bulls fell to the injury-plagued Golden State Warriors 104-90 on Wednesday at the new Chase Center to open a three-game road trip.

Tomas Satoransky was a game-time decision for the Bulls with a left toe bruise, but started. Ryan Arcidiacono, who has been slowed by a right elbow strain, also played.

Coby White's layup put the Bulls up 28-22 near the end of the first quarter but neither team was able to reach a double-digit margin in the first half. Lillard's layup gave Portland a 49-43 lead late in the opening half and the Blazers went into the break ahead 53-47.

LaVine led all scorers with 18 points at the half, but four of the Blazers starters were in double figures, including Anthony.

Whiteside had collected seven blocks by early in the third quarter, but he also picked up four personal fouls.

The Bulls pulled within 57-56 on Satoransky's 3-pointer, but Lillard came back with a 3 for Portland. The Blazers went up 72-60 midway through the third quarter on McCollum's 3-pointer as they appeared to pull away.

But White's 3-pointer narrowed the gap to 79-76 and the Bulls rallied to within three points heading into the fourth quarter.

"This loss hurts, this is a painful loss, every loss these guys take hurts," Bulls coach Jim Boylen said. "This was a hard-fought game, give them credit."

TIP INS

Bulls: The Bulls made 14 of 38 3-point attempts. ... Chicago went into the game with 187 steals this season, most in the league. ... It was the second of a three-game West Coast road swing that ends in Sacramento, California, on Sunday. ... The Bulls celebrated Thanksgiving and visited Nike while in Portland.

Trail Blazers: Anthony's son Kiyan was at the game. ... Whiteside had four blocks in the first quarter alone. ... Portland has won seven straight against the Bulls. ... Anthony moved into 10th place in the NBA for 20-point games with 755.

CAN THE BULLS BE SAVED? Forward Kris Dunn was asked afterward whether the Bulls' season was still salvageable. "Absolutely," he said. "If you look at the standings right now, things aren't going the way some teams would like it to go and that's good for us. We're still learning and trying to figure each other out. I think once we get a win and try to build off that, we can create a streak, and hopefully start creeping up the standings."

UP NEXT

The Bulls wrap up the road trip at Sacramento on Monday night.

The Trail Blazers visit the LA Clippers on Tuesday, the first of a back-to-back set. They'll return home to play the Kings on Wednesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Regular Season Series

POR wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 103 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 103 - 107
4th 0.0 Lauri Markkanen vs. Hassan Whiteside (Tomas Satoransky gains possession) 103 - 107
4th 1.9 Bulls offensive team rebound 103 - 107
4th 1.9 Lauri Markkanen misses two point shot 103 - 107

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
36-94 FG 38-84
38 Field Goal % 45
14-38 3PT 10-30
37 Three Point % 33
17-25 FT 21-28
68 Free Throw % 75
47 Rebounds 49
11 Offensive Rebounds 8
36 Defensive Rebounds 41
24 Assists 20
8 Steals 6
2 Blocks 11
11 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
19 Fast Break Points 10
40 Points in Paint 42
22 Fouls 21
7 Largest Lead 12
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Damian Lillard, G Out Feb 14
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rob Dillingham, G Out Apr 23
Isaac Okoro, F Out Apr 11
Matas Buzelis, F Out Apr 11
Anfernee Simons, G Out Apr 10
Guerschon Yabusele, F Out Apr 10

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 20,139 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 60 22 .732 - W3
Cleveland 52 30 .634 8 W1
Milwaukee 32 50 .390 28 L1
Chicago 31 51 .378 29 L2
Indiana 19 63 .232 41 L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 64 18 .780 - L2
Denver 54 28 .659 10 W12
Minnesota 49 33 .598 15 W2
Portland 42 40 .512 22 W2
Utah 22 60 .268 42 L1
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