Oden scores 24 points to match career high as Blazers rout Bulls 122-98

Oden matches career high as Blazers rout Bulls

PORTLAND, Ore. — Greg Oden tied a career high with 24 points and LaMarcus Aldridge also had 24 to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 122-98 onMonday night.

Oden, the first pick of the 2007 NBA draft, missed one of his eight shots from the field and added 12 rebounds. Aldridge pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.

The Blazers had five players score in double figures. Brandon Roy had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Andre Miller scored 16 and Rudy Fernandez 13.

Luol Deng scored 25 points and John Salmons added 22 for the Bulls.

Portland’s 122 points was a season high and the Trail Blazers outrebounded the Bulls 47-27.

Portland scored a season-high 66 points during the first half by dominating inside and getting to the free throw line. Four Blazers scored in double figures during the opening half, led by Aldridge’s 17 points.

Chicago made its first nine shots in the third quarter and cut its deficit to 80-75. But the Blazers closed the period on a 10-5 spurt to take a 10-point lead heading into the fourth before blowing the game open.

Notes: Chicago plays six consecutive road games during a 14-day span. Monday’s game was the fourth. Portland beat Chicago for the fifth consecutive time in the Rose Garden. … The Blazers have also won five straight over the Bulls, after sweeping the season series in 2007-08 and 2009-09.