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Chicago Bulls at Portland Trail Blazers

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8-6, 3-5 Away
Final
122 - 121

Vucevic's buzzer-beating 3 gives the Bulls a 122-121 win over the Blazers

Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Vucevic finished with 27 points and Coby White had 25 off the bench for the Bulls, who led by 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Deni Avdija's 3-pointer tied it for the Blazers at 116 and Donovan Clingan's layup put the Blazers in front with 47 seconds left. Clingan added a free throw to cap a 31-7 run and give Portland a 119-116 lead.

White's 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds pulled the Bulls within 120-119. After Jerami Grant hit the second of two free throws, White popped the ball out to Vucevic on the perimeter for the game-winner.

Grant finished with 33 points for the slumping Blazers, who have lost four straight and six of the last seven.

The Bulls were coming off a 130-127 victory over the Nuggets that ended a five-game losing streak. White sat out that game after returning the night before against Utah from a calf injury that had kept him out the first 11 games of the season.

The Blazers were playing the second of a back-to-back after Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

Jrue Holiday missed a third straight game with a calf injury and the Blazers were also without Shaedon Sharpe because of right calf soreness. Grant, who missed Tuesday’s game with an illness, started.

The Blazers led for most of the first quarter before the Bulls pulled in front 33-31 early in the second on White's 26-foot running jumper. Chicago led 62-58 at the break.

Up next Bulls: Host the Miami Heat on Friday.

Trail Blazers: Visit the Warriors on Friday.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 122 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 122 - 121
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 122 - 121
4th 1.0 Nikola Vucevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists) 122 - 121
4th 7.2 Bulls Full timeout 119 - 121

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
46-96 FG 44-107
48 Field Goal % 41
21-49 3PT 12-42
43 Three Point % 29
9-14 FT 21-32
64 Free Throw % 66
38 Rebounds 64
7 Offensive Rebounds 26
31 Defensive Rebounds 38
36 Assists 27
10 Steals 10
9 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
21 Fast Break Points 14
44 Points in Paint 62
26 Fouls 16
21 Largest Lead 8
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
Isaac Okoro, F Out Apr 11
Matas Buzelis, F Out Apr 11
Anfernee Simons, G Out Apr 10
Guerschon Yabusele, F Out Apr 10
Nick Richards, C Out Apr 10

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,795 · 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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