BULLS vs. BLAZERS: FIRST BLOOD The Portland Trail Blazers came out red-hot, only to fall flat on their face late in a 111-108 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night in Portland. The loss is the team’s third in the last four games, as they fall to 3-4 on the young season. CJ McCollum led Portland with a game-high 26 points, but couldn’t connect down the stretch as the Bulls battled back from an early 20-point deficit. Zach LaVine’s step-back three put Chicago up four with 10 seconds remaining, and Carmelo Anthony’s potential game-tying shot rimmed off to give the home team a disappointing defeat against a team not expected to make the playoffs. Seven Bulls players finished in double-figures, led by White’s 21. Otto Porter was able to take advantage of his match-up against Anthony, going for 19 points and shooting 4-7 from distance. LaVine had 18, saving his best for last, while Chicago got meaningful contributions from rookie Patrick Williams, Temple, and Carter—despite his early foul trouble. Given the fact that the team is playing without their second-leading scorer, Lauri Markkanen, they needed their role players to step up—and they did. THE SIZZLE! The talk of the 219!🔥🔥🔥🔥 #ironskilletsports #skillet_sports #thesizzle219 IRON SKILLET TV https://youtube.com/channel/UC-WXIpJ8sH2cS4zUJ1w_VxQ IRON SKILLET RADIO SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/1Uzxv8xIAGQ8OwhcEhRC8U?si=hEwQg0RWS3K1pui4VYCrqg APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sizzle/id1481123815?uo=4 GOOGLE https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kOTE1ZmZjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz ANCHOR https://anchor.fm/ironskilletradio CONTACT US @: info@ironskilletsports.com #skillett_sports Facebook: Iron Skillet Sports Media Group Messenger: The SIZZLE "talkof219" Podcast: The SIZZLE "ironskilletsports" Find us on Spotify, ITunes, Google Podcast, Anchor, and all Major Podcast Outlets!