The AP reports:
LaMarcus Aldridge scored so easily against Chicago that he allowed himself a broad smile and a few high-fives from teammates before the game was even over.
“It was fun,” he said after putting up a career-high 42 points Monday night in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 109-103 victory over the Bulls.
So was there a little I-told-you-so feeling after not being selected for the All-Star game? No, Aldridge insisted.
“Me getting 42 tonight isn’t going to change their mind, so what is it going to do for me?” he said. “I thought tonight I just came out and got those easy dunks early and that was my big thing that got me going.”
Derrick Rose had 36 points for the Bulls, who lost their second straight.
