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The Chicago Bulls might be addicted to adrenaline.

It’s the only explanation. There was no other reason to pile up a 21-point lead over the Portland Trail Blazers in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game, only to crumble up that advantage as the Blazers levelled the score with a 28-7 run in less than eight minutes.

And yes, it ended — like always — with a bang.

The Bulls went down four points with 16 seconds remaining. They reaped the rewards of good luck when Deni Avdija and Jerami Grant missed a clutch free throw apiece on two of Portland’s final possessions. And when Coby White plunged toward the rim on the final play before flipping the ball out to Nikola Vučević on the perimeter, the center shot the ball with the calm assurance of a

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