Bulls vs. Blazers in Windy City

Chicago, which has won six of its last eight games at home and is a solid 26-9 as the host this season, is coming off a last-second 92-90 win over Indiana on Sunday with Ben Gordon playing the hero.

With Chicago holding a 90-88 lead, the Pacers’ Jermaine O’Neal scored on a fade away jump shot with 1:02 left to tie the score heading down to the final minute.

Both teams turned the ball over several times, before Malik Allen rebounded a missed Jamaal Tinsley jumper. Gordon replaced Ben Wallace on the floor for offensive purposes, a move that paid off as he scored on a fade away of his own with just two ticks left for the game winner.

Gordon scored 31 points for Chicago, which won its second straight game. Luol Deng posted 14 points and 10 rebounds and Kirk Hinrich also had 14 points.

The Bulls currently sit fifth overall in the Eastern Conference and third in the Central Division, four games behind first-place Detroit. Chicago will host Detroit and Cleveland and its homestand, giving it an opportunity to make up ground in the standings.

Portland, meanwhile, is coming off a last-second defeat. On Sunday, Kevin Garnett’s fade away jumper as time expired pushed the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Trail Blazers, 94-93, at the Target Center.

Brandon Roy scored 22 points and Zach Randolph chipped in with 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Trail Blazers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. It was the club’s longest winning burst since a five-game stretch in mid-December.

Randolph had missed Portland’s last three games after being granted bereavement leave by the team last Monday.

Martell Webster and LaMarcus Aldridge each donated 13 points, and Jamaal Magloire had 10 points and nine rebounds for Portland, which is five games out of a playoff spot.

The loss dropped Portland to 13-22 on the road this season and the club concludes a four-game road trek tonight. The Trail Blazers then return home for three straight games, beginning with a visit from Memphis on Thursday.

This is the second and final meeting between Portland and Chicago this season. The Bulls won the first matchup, 88-86, in Portland on February 3 behind 33 points from Gordon,

The Bulls have won two straight and four of the last five in the series overall and two in a row as the host.