February 26, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Josh Gidey (3) drives toward the basket during the first half of an NBA game against the Portland Trail Blazers at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Jerami Grant scored 27 points and Toumani Camara added 16 to help the visiting Portland Trail Blazers pull out a 121-112 win over the struggling Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Robert Williams III had 14 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, and fellow reserve Beat Krejci also had 14 points as Portland earned its sixth win in its last nine games.
Scoot Henderson had 12 points for Portland, which played without All-Star Deni Avdija (back) and big man Donovan Klingan (illness). Jrue Holiday had 10 points and seven assists, while Kris Murray and backup Blake Wesley also had 10 points.
Matas Bouzelis had 20 points and seven rebounds and Tre Jones had 19 points off the bench as Chicago snapped its 11th straight losing streak, the third-longest in franchise history.
Josh Gidey had 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds, Nick Richards had 14 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and Isaac Okoro added 12 points for the Bulls.
The Trail Blazers shot 44.2% from the field, including just 10 of 46 (21.7%) from 3-point range.
Chicago made 50% of its attempts and 9 of 30 from behind the arc (30%). Leonard Miller had 11 points and Collin Sexton added 10 for the Bulls, who committed 22 turnovers to 22 Blazers points.
The Bulls trailed by 15 points three minutes into the fourth quarter before going on a 15-3 run.
Miller’s thunderous dunk tied Chicago at 108-105 with 3:37 left.
However, Grant made a 3-pointer with 1 minute and 57 seconds left, and Murray dunked 30 seconds later to give the Trail Blazers a 113-105 lead.
Those five points gave Portland an 11-4 lead after Holiday’s two free throws with 25.8 seconds left to take a 10-point lead.
The Bulls trailed by six points at halftime but tied the score at 75 on Giddey’s trey with 7:54 left in the third quarter.
Portland later scored nine straight points on Matisse Thybulle’s reverse layup to give the Trail Blazers a 91-80 lead with 3:25 left in the third quarter.
Portland took a 93-86 lead into the fourth quarter before scoring 12 of the next 16 points. Wesley scored the final four goals to give the Trail Blazers a 105-90 lead with 9:02 left in the game.
Grant scored 16 points as Portland led 69-63 at halftime. Jones had 15 points in the first half for the Bulls.
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