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FINAL
Dec 20, 2021

Game Recap

The Bulls defeated the Rockets, 133-118. DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 26 points and six assists for the Bulls, while Lonzo Ball added 19 points, five rebounds, eight assists and five steals in the victory. Christian Wood tallied 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Bulls improve to 19-10 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-21.

Box Score

1234T
HOU26282935118
CHI35383228133
Houston Rockets logoROCKETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
25Garrison MathewsSF262-52-40-04200136-9
8Jae'Sean TatePF227-131-41-356000416-8
35Christian WoodC298-141-36-9111001323-14
7Armoni BrooksSG326-133-90-004210115-7
10Eric GordonPG274-62-40-006002010-6
9Josh Christopher193-50-14-432012110-8
28Alperen Sengun193-51-11-25210538-10
14D.J. Augustin172-61-52-21000107-16
6KJ Martin246-71-12-211111115-12
2David Nwaba152-30-12-24201116+1
16Usman Garuba30-00-00-00000000+7
21Trevelin Queen31-10-00-01100002+7
27Daniel Theis— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL44-7856.4%12-3336.4%18-2475.0%3527441417118
Chicago Bulls logoBULLSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
24Javonte GreenSF262-50-20-03400054+7
11DeMar DeRozanPF3211-180-04-436000126+10
9Nikola VucevicC308-182-80-064020218+3
6Alex CarusoSG60-00-00-01200000+2
2Lonzo BallPG346-124-93-358512419+17
0Coby White317-155-95-552002124+1
3Devon Dotson142-21-10-00410125+12
28Alfonzo McKinnie296-104-60-051010316+9
25Tyler Cook162-30-07-810002211+2
13Tony Bradley143-30-02-24211138+17
19Marko Simonovic20-20-02-21000002-5
TOTAL47-8853.4%16-3545.7%23-2495.8%343375823133

Play-by-Play

1st quarterhouchi
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (11:57) Jump Ball Vucevic vs. Wood: Tip to Green
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (11:55) Green 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
    02
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:40) MISS Tate 2' Driving Layup
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (11:37) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (11:27) DeRozan 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
    04
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:08) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (11:08) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:07) Tate Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (10:54) Vucevic 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    06
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:38) Wood Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +3 (10:22) Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
    09
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:06) MISS Mathews 3' Driving Layup
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (10:05) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (10:01) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:57) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:52) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:48) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:48) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:48) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:35) DeRozan S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:35) MISS Tate Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:35) Rockets Rebound
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:35) MISS Tate Free Throw 2 of 2
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:33) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:14) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:14) BULLS Rebound
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:14) Mathews L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (9:07) MISS DeRozan 14' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:04) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:58) MISS Wood 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (8:56) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (8:47) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:42) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:32) MISS Wood 1' Driving Layup
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:32) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (8:32) Wood Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
    29
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (8:32) Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (8:32) Wood Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
    39
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (8:10) MISS Vucevic 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:07) Mathews REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +3 (7:54) Brooks 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
    69
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (7:32) Vucevic 6' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
    611
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (7:24) Gordon 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    811
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (7:05) Vucevic 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Caruso 2 AST)
    813
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (6:51) Wood 2' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)
    1013
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (6:38) DeRozan 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
    1015
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:27) MISS Tate 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (6:25) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (6:19) MISS Green 2' Reverse Layup
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (6:18) Caruso REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (6:17) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:13) Mathews REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +3 (5:57) Wood 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Mathews 1 AST)
    1315
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (5:56) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +3 (5:42) McKinnie 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dotson 1 AST)
    1318
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (5:25) MISS Tate 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (5:21) McKinnie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +3 (5:16) McKinnie 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (White 1 AST)
    1321
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (4:49) Tate 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
    1521
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (4:35) MISS White 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (4:32) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (4:28) Wood 1' Running Layup (10 PTS)
    1721
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +3 (4:09) White 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dotson 2 AST)
    1724
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (3:55) Gordon 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
    1924
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (3:37) Cook 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
    1926
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +3 (3:21) Mathews 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Christopher 1 AST)
    2226
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (2:56) Vucevic 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
    2228
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:46) Sengun OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:46) Sengun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:46) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (2:41) White Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (2:29) McKinnie P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (2:21) White S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (2:21) Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    2328
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (2:21) Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    2428
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +2 (2:06) DeRozan 9' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
    2430
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (1:46) Ball S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (1:46) Christopher Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    2530
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (1:46) Christopher Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    2630
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (1:27) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (1:24) Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +3 (1:21) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
    2633
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (1:00) MISS Tate 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:57) Bradley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:48) Sengun S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Williams)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +1 (0:48) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
    2634
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    +1 (0:48) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
    2635
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:30) Ball Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Goble)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:25) MISS Augustin 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:22) McKinnie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:01) MISS DeRozan 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:01) White REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:00) MISS White 4' Putback Layup
  • Chicago Bulls logo
    (0:00) BULLS Rebound
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

118Points133
44-78(56.4%)Field Goal(%)47-88(53.4%)
12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)16-35(45.7%)
18-24(75.0%)Free Throw(%)23-24(95.8%)
35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(9)
27Assists33
4Steals7
4Blocks5
14Turnovers8
17Fouls23
64Pts In The Paint46
17Fast Break Pts13
10Pts Off Turnovers24
48Bench Pts66
0Largest Lead25

Game Details

Monday, December 20, 2021 · 8:00 PM
United Center · Chicago, IL
attendance: 21,150 (90.0%)