The Bulls return to the home hardwood this evening after four days of practice to take on the visiting Portland Trail Blazers for the second and final time this season. In the first clash earlier this month in Portland, Chicago rallied behind Coby White's 21 points and 10 rebounds to erase a 20-point second half deficit to stun the Blazers, 111-108. Both sides enter tonight's contest having lost two-in-a-row and eager to turn things around with a much-needed victory.
Chicago comes in on the heels of a 119-103 home loss against Boston last Monday night. Bulls guard Zach LaVine lit it up from the floor with a game-high 30 points and grabbed six boards, while teammates Lauri Markkanen added 18 points and six caroms of his own, and veteran Thaddeus Young came off the bench to contribute 16 points and a team-high nine rebounds.