Bulls (117) vs Rockets (127) · Mar 21, 2024

FINAL

Mar 21, 2024

Game Recap

The Rockets won their seventh game in a row as they defeated the Bulls, 127-117. Jalen Green led Houston with 26 points, four rebounds, and three assists as Dillon Brooks added 23 points. Amen Thompson totaled 15 points and eight rebounds as he continues to surge since the injury to Alperen Sengun. Ayo Donsunmu led the Bulls with a career-high 35 points while Nikola Vucevic added 16 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists. Houston improves to 34-35 as the Bulls move to 34-36.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	28	33	33	23	117
HOU	42	26	37	22	127

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
11DeMar DeRozanSF	23	4-15	0-1	8-9	2	2	2	0	0	1	16	-14
13Torrey CraigPF	24	4-9	2-4	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	3	10	-12
9Nikola VucevicC	38	7-16	1-5	1-2	14	6	0	1	1	2	16	-6
6Alex CarusoSG	34	3-11	2-8	4-4	2	4	2	0	2	5	12	-15
12Ayo DosunmuPG	39	13-18	5-6	4-4	2	2	3	0	2	2	35	+2
0Coby White	29	5-13	2-5	1-2	4	3	0	0	2	2	13	+4
17Onuralp Bitim	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-15
3Andre Drummond	23	3-5	0-0	3-4	8	0	1	1	2	1	9	-3
25Dalen Terry	17	3-5	0-1	0-0	7	5	0	0	0	0	6	+9
5Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Julian Phillips	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Terry Taylor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9345.2%	12-3138.7%	21-2584%	43	23	8	3	11	17	117	-

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	25	10-13	3-6	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	0	23	+9
1Amen ThompsonPF	26	5-9	0-1	5-6	8	3	1	0	1	3	15	0
10Jabari Smith Jr.C	22	2-10	0-4	1-1	7	0	0	0	3	5	5	-1
4Jalen GreenSG	40	10-22	4-12	2-4	4	3	1	1	2	0	26	+13
5Fred VanVleetPG	38	3-11	3-9	0-0	3	12	1	2	3	4	9	-11
2Jock Landale	26	6-10	0-0	5-5	12	5	0	2	3	2	17	-1
32Jeff Green	27	5-8	3-6	1-2	7	0	0	1	0	3	14	+21
0Aaron Holiday	18	5-6	3-4	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	2	15	+11
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	11	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	+4
8Jae'Sean Tate	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	+5
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9350.5%	17-4537.8%	16-2080%	49	27	7	6	14	21	127	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterchihou

(11:57) Jump Ball Smith Jr. vs. Vucevic: Tip to Brooks
(11:53) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:52) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:49) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(11:36) MISS DeRozan 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:34) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) Caruso P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Blair)
(11:09) MISS Smith Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:08) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:58) Dosunmu Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:58) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:55) Ja. Green Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:26) Dosunmu 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:17) Brooks 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:11) Dosunmu 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
44
(9:53) MISS Smith Jr. 16' Jump Shot
(9:52) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:43) VanVleet S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
(9:43) MISS Vucevic Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:43) Bulls Rebound
+1 (9:43) Vucevic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
54
(9:27) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:27) DeRozan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:20) Smith Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+3 (9:04) Craig 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vucevic 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:56) Thompson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
86
(8:56) Dosunmu S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+1 (8:56) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
87
+2 (8:37) DeRozan 13' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
107
+3 (8:30) Brooks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1010
(8:26) VanVleet T.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
+1 (8:26) DeRozan Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
1110
(8:09) Caruso Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:09) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:57) Ja. Green 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
1112
(7:44) MISS Craig 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:42) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) Smith Jr. OFF.Foul (P2) (B.Barnaky)
(7:30) Smith Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:18) MISS Vucevic 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:16) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:15) Craig 1' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
1312
+3 (7:03) VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1315
(6:49) MISS Craig 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:48) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) Caruso S.FOUL (P2.T3) (B.Schwab)
+1 (6:43) Landale Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1316
+1 (6:43) Landale Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1317
(6:32) MISS Dosunmu 8' Driving Layup
(6:31) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:31) Vucevic Tip Dunk Shot (3 PTS)
1517
(6:13) Ja. Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:13) DeRozan STEAL (1 STL)
(6:04) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
+1 (6:04) DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1617
+1 (6:04) DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1717
(5:48) MISS Ja. Green 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:47) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:43) Craig S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Schwab)
(5:43) MISS Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:43) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (5:43) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1718
+2 (5:33) Dosunmu 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1918
(5:15) MISS VanVleet 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:13) Landale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:02) Landale 9' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
1920
(4:38) MISS Craig 6' Layup
(4:34) Vucevic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:34) MISS Vucevic Tip Layup Shot
(4:33) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:26) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:24) Landale REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:24) Vucevic S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (4:24) Landale Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1921
+1 (4:24) Landale Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1922
(4:02) MISS Vucevic 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:00) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:43) MISS Landale 2' Layup
(3:42) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:37) White 18' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2122
+2 (3:23) Brooks 1' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (VanVleet 3 AST)
2124
(3:13) MISS Bitim 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:09) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:00) Brooks 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2126
(2:47) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:44) Jump Ball Brooks vs. Vucevic: Tip to Je. Green
(2:44) Vucevic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:44) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:33) Ja. Green 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Landale 1 AST)
2128
+3 (2:17) Caruso 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DeRozan 1 AST)
2428
+3 (2:03) Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Landale 2 AST)
2431
(1:52) MISS White 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:48) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:43) Holiday 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2434
(1:31) MISS Vucevic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:31) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:24) Holiday 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2436
(1:14) White Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:14) Brooks STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:11) Brooks 2' Running Dunk (11 PTS)
2438
(1:11) Bulls Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(0:57) MISS Caruso 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:56) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:52) Je. Green 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2440
(0:44) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Blair)
+1 (0:44) Drummond Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2540
+1 (0:44) Drummond Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2640
+2 (0:29) Ja. Green 22' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2642
(0:12) MISS DeRozan 7' Jump Bank Shot
(0:09) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) Ja. Green Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(0:05) Caruso STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:02) Caruso 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2842
(0:02) Holiday Inbound Turnover (P1.T4)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

HOU

117Points127

42-93(45.2%)Field Goal(%)47-93(50.5%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)17-45(37.8%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)49(13)

23Assists27

8Steals7

3Blocks6

11Turnovers14

17Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint46

14Fast Break Pts23

22Pts Off Turnovers15

28Bench Pts49

4Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, March 21, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 17,016 (93.0%)