Chicago Bulls at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball Association
Jalen Green scores 28 and the Rockets down the Bulls 117-114
Green also added six rebounds for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun scored 24 points while adding 15 rebounds. Fred VanVleet shot 8 for 20 (5 for 14 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 23 points.
Coby White led the way for the Bulls with 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Tre Jones finished with 19 points and six assists for Chicago.
VanVleet put up 18 second-quarter points for the Rockets, who trailed 65-60 at halftime. The Rockets took the lead for good with 5:52 remaining in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer from Green to make it a 100-98 game.
Rockets: With Tari Eason out because of injury management for his lower leg, Jabari Smith Jr. moved into the starting lineup. ... The Rockets improved to 25-10 at home. ... VanVleet had 21 first-half points for Houston, including a fadeaway 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the half.
The Bulls visit the Jazz on Monday.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 114 - 117 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 117 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Tre Jones makes 1-foot two point shot | 114 - 117 |
| 4th 5.1 |  |
Aaron Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2 | 112 - 117 |
| 4th 5.1 | |
Rockets offensive team rebound | 112 - 116 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-93 | FG | 44-98 |
| 46.2 | Field Goal % | 44.9 |
| 14-38 | 3PT | 14-44 |
| 36.8 | Three Point % | 31.8 |
| 14-16 | FT | 15-26 |
| 87.5 | Free Throw % | 57.7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate, SF | Day-To-Day | Apr 14 |
| Jabari Smith Jr., PF | Out | Apr 13 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tre Jones, PG | Out | Apr 18 |
| Lonzo Ball, PG | Out | Apr 18 |
| Ayo Dosunmu, SG | Out | Apr 17 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
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Detroit2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
 Memphis |
48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
 Dallas |
39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
 San Antonio |
34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
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