Simons leads Portland against Chicago after 40-point showing

Updated Jan. 27, 2024 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Chicago Bulls (21-25, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (13-32, 14th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Portland hosts the Chicago Bulls after Anfernee Simons scored 40 points in the Portland Trail Blazers' 116-100 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

The Trail Blazers are 7-12 in home games. Portland allows 117.2 points and has been outscored by 9.1 points per game.

The Bulls are 7-15 on the road. Chicago is 1-5 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Trail Blazers are shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Bulls allow to opponents. The Bulls' 46.3% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Trail Blazers have given up to their opponents (49.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Simons is scoring 23.7 points per game and averaging 3.4 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 17.0 points and 3.0 rebounds over the last 10 games for Portland.

Coby White is scoring 18.9 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Bulls. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 21.4 points and 4.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Chicago.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 104.9 points, 41.3 rebounds, 22.0 assists, 6.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.4 points per game.

Bulls: 6-4, averaging 117.7 points, 44.4 rebounds, 28.4 assists, 6.8 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points.

INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Moses Brown: out (wrist), Scoot Henderson: day to day (quad), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: out (knee), Jerami Grant: day to day (back), Shaedon Sharpe: out (abdominal).

Bulls: Torrey Craig: out (foot), Zach LaVine: out (ankle), Lonzo Ball: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.