Our Chicago Bulls don’t even partake in the play-in tournament this week (happily), but we’re still walking away with a major dub Tuesday!
Chicago stood to benefit from a Portland Trail Blazers trip to the playoffs. The Bulls were set to receive Portland’s draft pick if the team advanced beyond the play-in tournament. The No. 8-seeded Trail Blazers headed into Phoenix as the underdogs against the No. 7-seeded Suns.
Both clubs exchanged buckets throughout the first half, while the bigger Trail Blazers’ pressing 3-point defense forced the Suns to lean on big midrange nights from Devin Booker and Jalen Green (which they got).
Game of Runs in the Second Half for Trail Blazers, Suns
Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesPowered by All-Star forward Deni Avdija (who was drafted five picks behind Patrick Williams in 2020), the Trail Blazers appeared to be in the driver’s seat at the top of the fourth quarter. But a 23-6 Suns run put Phoenix up by double digits midway through the frame.
Trail Blazers forwards Avdija and Jerami Grant had something to say about all that, though. A 17-5 closing kick helped Portland steal it in enemy territory, 114-110.
The sealing play might be a bit familiar to Bulls fans.
A Grant stripped the ball from the Suns in the lane to seal a critical victory with time expiring. Just like old times.
Now, the Bulls will get to select in the middle of the first round, in addition to possessing their own lottery pick.
Avdija was the standout. He finished with 41 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the floor, 12 rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, DENI IS HIM. pic.twitter.com/omgnra0hR4
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) April 15, 2026Portland will now be a massive underdog against the mighty San Antonio Spurs during the first round of the playoffs proper. The series marks the Trail Blazers’ first playoff appearance in four seasons.
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