Rockets 143-107 Bulls (Nov 17, 2024) Match Summary

CHICAGO — – Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 28 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double of the season and the Houston Rockets routed the Chicago Bulls 143-107 on Sunday night for their fifth. straight win.

Jalen Green scored 18 points as all five Houston starters reached double figures and the Rockets topped their previous season high in points (128). Amen Thompson played despite right quad soreness and added 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.

The Rockets dominated in the paint on both ends, pulling down 66 rebounds to Chicago’s 47.

Zach LaVine led Chicago with 15 points and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 12 off the bench as the Bulls dropped their second straight and third in four.

After a sluggish start, the Rockets shot 52.4% (55 of 105) from the floor.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston, who entered the NBA on Sunday with 49.5 rebounds per match, improving to 8-2 as he pinned an opponent.

Bulls: Chicago had no answer to Houston’s dominance in the paint, shooting 33.6% (36 of 107). The 143 points were the most Chicago has ever allowed to Houston.

Key moment

LaVine’s free throw tied it at 36 4:06 into the second quarter. Led by VanVleet and Sengun, Houston outscored Chicago 32-16 to take a 68-52 halftime lead. The Rockets started the third with an 11-0 run to open it up 108-78 after 36 minutes.

Key state

The Rockets set a season-high for points in one quarter as they outscored Chicago 41-26 in the second. They followed up by scoring 40 in the third.

Next

The Rockets play in Milwaukee on Monday, the same day the Bulls face the Pistons in Detroit.

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