"We haven't played a lot of teams this year but I think that Chicago runs the best system I've seen all year," Portland guard Damon Stoudamire said. "They got great spacing on the floor and they made it hard and difficult to guard them because of the spacing they have. And they have a great one-on-one player in Ben Gordon."

The Blazers had a tough time chasing Gordon, who shot 10-of-15.

"We couldn't guard Ben Gordon. He was the difference in the game," Portland coach Maurice Cheeks said.

The Bulls are 8-6 since their 0-9 start, and Gordon is optimistic that more improvement will come.

Bulls are playing real well. Its been Curry and Gordon that turned that ship around, both have been playing like they're supposed to.

I can see Chicago sneaking into the last playoff seed in the East.

The Bulls have played some very good games lately and have won against good teams. People are calling the Nets a way better team after the trade and Carter is still injured. Meanwhile, Chicago does it with their nice youth and no one gives them credit. It would be nice to see them again in the playoffs instead of the Nets.

In terms of Curry and Chandler, hopefully we can get one of those. Maybe in the offseason Curry will talk a lot to his good buddy Crawford and be interested in being a Knick. He signs and we become title contenders !