Mon, 11/23 Bulls @ Blazers

Four days past the one-year anniversary of their worst defeat of the 2008-09 season, the Bulls dropped another stinker, meekly succumbing 122-98 to the Trail Blazers.

That's three straight blowout losses on this six-game trip. It's also three straight opponents cruising past the century mark, something the Bulls had allowed just once before this trip began. The 122 points marked the most they've allowed.

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"They overpowered us," coach Vinny Del Negro said. "They outrebounded us by a lot. That was the difference, their control of the glass."

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The Bulls have struggled against teams with physical front lines, and this night proved no exception.

Oden continually got deep position on Noah and Brad Miller, who continues to struggle to hit his jumper from the elbow. On the Bulls' list of concerns, increased bench production wouldn't necessarily rank No. 1. But it would make the cut.

"Guys coming off the bench have to make shots and be effective offensively," Del Negro said.

Besides Miller's recent struggles, Kirk Hinrich entered shooting career-low percentages of 36 percent overall and 31.6 percent from 3-point land.

"I don't know if I've ever had a stretch like this," Hinrich said. "I have to stay aggressive. Sometimes I feel like I have it going, and then I have a hard time finding a way of asserting myself.

"I come out, my shot feels good in the first half and then I sometimes completely lose my rhythm in the second half. I'm not too worried about it. I figure it's going to come around some time."

Noah's frustrations boiled over with 5:34 left when he drew a technical foul for firing the ball at the basket stanchion. The Bulls have their own frustrations to work through.