PORTLAND, Ore. — Greg Oden is starting to become a force on the offensive end.

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, last night.

"I'm not saying my game is where it should be, but when I can get good deep post position and overpower people and get good shots up, I definitely want to use my strength," said Oden, who was the first pick of the 2007 NBA draft.

He missed just one of his eight shots from the field and added 12 rebounds. Portland coach Nate McMillan liked that Oden simply didn't settle for his favorite offensive move, the jump hook.

"He's doing a good job of establishing deep position by being patient," McMillan said.

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.

Portland's 122 points was a season high and the Trail Blazers outrebounded the Bulls 47-27. They held the league's leading rebounder Joakim Noah to just eight boards.

"I definitely was trying to keep Noah off the glass. By doing that, I ended up getting some good put-backs myself," Oden said.

Clippers 91, Timberwolves 87: Al Thornton scored 31 points and Baron Davis made a clinching layup with 8.5 seconds remaining after missing his first nine shots as host Los Angeles extended Minnesota's losing streak to 13 games. Davis' streak of 468 consecutive regular-season games with at least one field goal was in jeopardy until he drove the lane for a layup. He finished with two points and six assists in 23 minutes.

Grizzlies 116, Kings 105: Rudy Gay scored 24 points, O.J. Mayo added 20 and host Memphis beat Sacramento, sending the Kings to their fourth straight loss. Marc Gasol finished with 18 points and four blocks for Memphis, which won for the fourth time in the last five games. Zach Randolph had 16 points and Mike Conley added 11 points and seven assists.

Spurs 112, Bucks 98: Tim Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and host San Antonio halted Milwaukee's three-game winning streak. Matt Bonner had 23 points off the bench and the Spurs won consecutive games for only the second time this season.