PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scoot Henderson had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 113-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. Zach LaVine had 27 points for the Bulls. They have lost five straight.

All-Star break about a month away, several NBA head coaches are sitting in the hot seat amid disappointing records,

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups announced before Sunday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls that guard Shaedon Sharpe was removed from the starting lineup. This development occurred even with guard Anfernee Simons out with an elbow injury.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups got back two key players, lost one, tweaked the starting lineup and then attempted to snap a five-game losing streak and avoid going 0-5 on their current home stand. The Blazers found the right formula, showed improvement on defense and generated enough offense to win 113-102 at the Moda Center.

Two teams trying to end skids square off Sunday night when the Chicago Bulls visit the Portland ... if that makes sense," Portland coach Chauncey Billups said after a game in which his squad ...

Scoot Henderson had 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped five-game losing streak with a 113-102 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson shares a big statement following another terrrific performance from the second-year pro.

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons has rediscovered his shooting touch just in time for his homecoming Thursday in Orlando, Florida. On Tuesday night, Simons shook off one of his worst scoring stretches to lead the Blazers with 24 points during a 116-107 win at the Miami Heat.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday Washington Commanders 45, Detroit Lions 31 Kansas City Chiefs 23, Houston Texans 14 Commanders 45, Lions 31 – Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun top-seeded Lions 45-31

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! Right before the season, I might have written in The Bounce that the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns were being severely undervalued as title contenders. The Bucks won the NBA Cup.

The third-year guard, who lost his starting job because of frequent defensive lapses, responded with a strong performance.

Scoot Henderson has continued his ascension into become the Portland Trail Blazer’s best player with this recent stretch of efficient scoring and playmaking.