NBA

Portland Trail Blazers at Chicago Bulls

· National Basketball Association
19-22, 9-12 Away

vs

19-21, 12-9 Home
Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 50.9%
Trail Blazers: 49.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak W1
118.9 Points Against 120.9
7-3 Last Ten Games 4-6
115.8 Points Per Game 117.5
45 Field Goal % 47
34 Three Point % 36
45.1 Rebounds Per Game 45.6
24.6 Assists Per Game 29.4
4.8 Blocks Per Game 4.9
7.9 Steals Per Game 7.5
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.7
16.9 Total Turnovers Per Game 14.5
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Phillips, F Day-To-Day Jan 15
Kevin Huerter, G Day-To-Day Jan 15
Yuki Kawamura, G Out Jan 15
Zach Collins, F Out Jan 14
Josh Giddey, G Out Jan 14
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jerami Grant, F Out Jan 15
Deni Avdija, F Out Jan 15
Kris Murray, F Out Jan 11
Matisse Thybulle, G Out Jan 1
Scoot Henderson, G Out Jan 1

Trail Blazers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs UTAH W 137-117
vs HOU W 103-102
vs HOU W 111-105
vs NY L 123-114
@ GS L 119-97

Bulls Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ BOS L 115-101
@ DET L 108-93
vs DAL W 125-107
@ HOU L 119-113
vs UTAH W 128-126

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 34 7 .829 - W4
Denver 28 13 .683 6 W3
Minnesota 27 14 .659 7 W2
Portland 19 22 .463 15 L2
Utah 14 26 .350 19.5 L1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 28 10 .737 - L1
Cleveland 23 19 .548 7 W1
Chicago 19 21 .475 10 W1
Milwaukee 17 23 .425 12 L2
Indiana 9 32 .220 20.5 L1
Full Standings

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