BLAZERS 106 BULLS 115 F...DAME & D-ROSE go to the ADIDAS Black Top with L-TRAIN of NIKE Basketball riding Shotgun as BULLS beat RIP City!..."WEST SIDE Story Report" with D-ROSE getting closer and closer to M.V.P. Form! #PORvsCHI #BlazerMania #BullsNation

The Chicago Bulls needed s statement game at the Madhouse and they get one as they hold off the Portland Trailblazers 115-106 the Northwest division leader. It was a tale of two of the best lead guards in the Logo between Rip City's Dame Lillard and See Red's Derrick Rose.

The Blazers came out firing on all cylinders as All-Star LaMarcus "L-Train" Aldridge went for 21 of his game -high 35 points in the 1st. The Bulls trailing just 28-24 after one used a 35-24 2nd frame to take a 59-51 lead at the break. Rose led the Bulls with 15 in the 1st half looking like his old self but playing in 2nd to 3rd gear. L-Train had a game-high 25 at the break.

Rip City closed the deficit to four at 82-78 after three but it was the Bulls Bench Mob  leading the way out scoring the Blazers Bench 39-15. Aaron Brooks led the Bulls Bench Mob with 17 points and impressive Rook Nikola Mirotic added 15 points and grabbed nine boards.  

The 4th belonged to both Lillard and Rose as they traded blow for blow with Lillard scoring 22 of his 35 in the 4th and Rose 16 of his team-high 31 in the 4th. The Bulls hold off the Blazers down the stretch winning 115-106 through the play of both Rose and Brooks as Rip City shoots 50% from the arc (12-24).

Bulls out rebound Rip City by +10 and committed just seven turnovers. Rose led six Bulls Players in double figures as All-Star Jo Noah was sidelined again with knee soreness. Blazers cannot get past OKC and make a deep run in the west with Lillard and L-Train carrying the load scoring 70 of the Blazers 106 points.

Bulls move to 14-8 while the Blazers fall to 17-6...