Lillard, McCollum lead Trail Blazers' rally past Bulls
CHICAGO -- Damian Lillard scored 30 points and C.J. McCollum added 24 as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied in the fourth quarter to hold off the Chicago Bulls 112-110 on Monday night.
Evan Turner came off the bench and scored 10 points to spark a fourth-quarter surge for the Blazers (12-10), who won for the fourth time in five games. Allen Crabbe scored 17 for Portland, which also got 11 points from Maurice Harkless and 10 from Mason Plumlee.
Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 34 points for the Bulls (11-9), who lost for the third time in four games. Jimmy Butler added 26 for Chicago, which also got 18 points off the bench from Nikola Mirotic and 10 from Isaiah Canaan.
The Trail Blazers used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter, sparked by Turner, who scored eight of the 11 points during the momentum-shifting push. Turner's 3-point field goal with 5:55 remaining gave Portland a 103-93 lead. The Bulls made a push late in the fourth quarter and Mirotic got the Bulls to within three points with a pair of free throws, but Lillard responded with a pair of free throws with 18.2 seconds remaining and then connected on another pair to give the Blazers a five-point lead.
Butler hit a meaningless 3-point field goal at the buzzer.
The Bulls, who shot 5-for-20 from the floor in the fourth quarter, played without starting point guard Rajon Rondo, who was suspended for Monday's game for conduct detrimental to the team.
Portland's fourth-quarter surge came after the Blazers struggled offensively in the third quarter when they connected on only 7-of-21 shots.
The Bulls took advantage and scored the first 12 of the first 13 points in the third quarter to take a 69-66 lead before Portland turned things around.
The Blazers went on a 12-2 scoring run in the second quarter to build a 10-point lead after a Lillard basket that capped the surge. Portland led 65-57 at halftime behind Lillard, who scored 17 first-half points as part of a balanced Trail Blazers' scoring attack.
NOTES: Trail Blazers F Al-Farouq Aminu returned to the lineup Monday night after missing 13 games with a strained calf. Coach Terry Stotts said Aminu would be limited to 16-20 minutes. "I just want him to get back in the rhythm of playing," Stotts said. "It's about getting on the court and not trying to do too much." ... Bulls G Rajon Rondo served a one-game suspension Monday night after the Bulls cited him for conduct detrimental to the team earlier in the day. According to the Chicago Tribune, Rondo got into a verbal altercation with a Bulls assistant coach during Chicago's loss to Dallas on Saturday night. Coach Fred Hoiberg declined to give specifics of the incident. "We've moved past it." G Jerian Grant started in Rondo's place against Portland. ... G Doug McDermott (concussion) practiced with the Bulls' NBA Development team on Monday and is expected to do so again Tuesday.