Portland was still playing as they were during Game 3, not scoring for four minutes and finding themselves down 10–0.
The Bulls were up 22–9 before the Blazers rallied and cut the deficit to three at the half, but found themselves down again in the third quarter.
While Jordan scored 13 points in the third quarter, he would not score in the game's final 10:26.
Portland went on a 15–6 run to even the series at two games apiece.