Things keep getting worse on this current road trip for the Bulls as they lost their third straight game, this time 122-98 to the Portland Trailblazers. Not only do the losses keep coming (the Bulls are now 2-6 on the road this season), but the margin of those losses grows as well: 15 to the Lakers, then 19 to the Nuggets, and now 24 to the Trailblazers. The Bulls had a hard time stopping big men like Greg Oden, who scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in less than 27 minutes on the floor. For the Bulls, Luol Deng led the team with 25 points and John Salmons added 22, but Chicago was out-rebounded by a wide 47-27 margin, something Coach Vinny said was the difference in the game: "they outrebounded us by a lot, and that was the difference in the game - their control of the glass. We gave up way too many easy field goals underneath." The Bulls hope they can be thankful for an end to the losing streak when they visit Utah Thursday night (9:30 p.m., TNT/WGN). more ›

In what was easily one of their worst performances of the season, the Bulls got absolutely trounced by the Portland Trail Blazers 116-74. We know, it's the Circus Trip, but this is only game two, so that excuse is out the window. The game that featured the last two No. 1 picks in the NBA Draft (2007's Greg Oden - Portland, and 2008's Derrick Rose - Chicago) turned out to be completely one-sided. The Blazers took advantage of terrible shooting by the Bulls and raced out to a 34-13 lead and cruised the rest of the way. If you're looking for a silver lining, you can stop. Nocioni led all Bulls in scoring, putting in 13 off the bench while Gordon and Gooden both added 11. Things don't get any easier with four games - against Golden State, Denver, Utah, and San Antonio - in the next six days and Luol Deng sidelined with a pulled groin he suffered against the Lakers. more ›

Man, what a crazy night at Madison Square Garden for the NBA Draft. As we predicted, there were a flurry of trades -- although mostly just draft picks moving around, along with throw-in future 2nd round picks and the like. The Bulls were among the early traders, drafting Texas' LaMarcus Aldridge, then shipping him to the Portland Trailblazers in return for Tyrus Thomas (picked 4th) and third year player Viktor Khryapa. Later in the... more ›