Trail Blazers Beat Bulls, NBA Roundup

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Published on December 6 2016 6:18 am
Last Updated on December 6 2016 6:19 am

By ESPN

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers learned from last month's blowout loss to Chicago.

They turned that knowledge into their own road win Monday night.

Lillard had 30 points and seven assists, CJ McCollum scored 24 and the Trail Blazers beat the Bulls 112-110 for their third consecutive victory.

Portland had won five of six before Chicago visited the Moda Center on Nov. 15 and rolled to a 113-88 win. That loss started the Blazers on a bit of a slide, but they are rounding into form again.

"I think the game in Portland helped us prepare for what kind of game it was going to be," Lillard said. "We saw how physical they were. They compete on both ends of the floor. ... We just came in with the right mindset, knowing what to expect."

Allen Crabbe added 17 points for Portland, which opened a five-game trip with its fourth win in five games. Maurice Harkless had 11 and Evan Turner finished with 10, providing a nice boost in the fourth quarter.

"I'm really pleased the way we responded after the way they beat us the first time," Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts said.

Dwyane Wade scored 34 points for the Bulls, and Jimmy Butler finished with 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Robin Lopez had seven points and a season-high 14 rebounds.

Chicago played without point guard Rajon Rondo, suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team. There was no public indication from the Bulls on what triggered Rondo's suspension. He is expected to return Tuesday night in Detroit.

"He's obviously very important with what we do in this building," coach Fred Hoiberg said. "He's a guy that really gets us out and establishes the tempo for our team, especially in the fourth quarter. He's important for what we do, but that's not the reason we lost the game."


Warriors 142, Pacers 106

Klay Thompson wanted one more quarter. He wanted to score 80, and thinks he absolutely could have.

Hard to argue that one: He went off for 60 points in 29 head-shaking, jaw-dropping, defense-breaking minutes.

"Who knows? I know he would have kept shooting," coach Steve Kerr said. "Klay's never going to stop shooting."

Thompson had an NBA season-high and career-best performance for the highest-scoring output by a Golden State player in more than 42 years, and the Warriors whipped the Indiana Pacers 142-106 on Monday night. At one point, Pacers coach Nate McMillan looked downright speechless during a quiet timeout on his bench.

Thompson raised his arms to encourage more of those steady "KLAY! KLAY! KLAY!" chants then let it fly again and again. He had 60 through three and called it a night, sitting down with 1:22 left in the period as fans jumped to their feet for an extended standing ovation.

"It's just unfortunate two times I got my career high I didn't get to play the fourth quarter," Thompson said.

He scored 40 by halftime in just 18-plus minutes. Nearly two years ago, Thompson had a 37-point quarter on the way to 52 points against Sacramento.

Thompson joined Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry and Joe Fulks as the only Warriors to score 60 points. Barry was the last to do so, going off for 64 on March 26, 1974, against Portland.


Monday, December 5 Scoreboard

Denver 106, Philadelphia 98

Cleveland 116, Toronto 112

Washington 118, Brooklyn 113

Oklahoma City 102, Atlanta 99

Portland 112, Chicago 110

San Antonio 97, Milwaukee 96

Memphis 110, New Orleans 108 (2OT)

Houston 107, Boston 106

Charlotte 109, Dallas 101

Utah 107, Los  Angeles Lakers 101

Golden State 142, Indiana 106

 

Tuesday, December 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Orlando at Washington, 6 p.m.

New York at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Memphis, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 8 p.m.