Houston Rockets vs. Chicago Bulls

Mar 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	21	27	39	37	124
CHI	41	24	30	37	132

Game Recap

The Bulls defeat the Rockets tonight, 132-124 after a thrilling second half. Chicago improves to 29-42 as Houston falls to 43-28. With the Houston loss, San Antonio clinches the Southwest Division title.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Jabari Smith Jr.SF	34	2-10	1-7	1-1	5	1	0	0	2	3	0	6
7Kevin DurantPF	39	15-23	5-10	5-8	7	5	0	0	4	1	-18	40
28Alperen SengunC	37	16-19	1-2	0-3	13	10	2	2	2	4	-6	33
1Amen ThompsonSG	39	8-12	0-1	7-9	3	1	2	2	2	5	-12	23
15Reed SheppardPG	36	5-17	3-14	0-0	5	6	2	2	4	3	-17	13
17Tari Eason	14	1-5	0-2	2-3	3	1	0	1	0	1	+1	4
30Clint Capela	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-8	2
2Dorian Finney-Smith	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
0Aaron Holiday	21	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	2	0	2	0	+22	3
8Jae'Sean Tate	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20Josh Okogie	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
27Isaiah Crawford	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9253.3%	11-4126.8%	15-2462.5%	41	27	8	7	17	18	-	124

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Matas BuzelisSF	34	8-16	5-9	2-2	4	1	0	0	3	4	+7	23
25Jalen SmithPF	25	6-8	3-5	0-0	6	2	0	2	3	4	+17	15
13Nick RichardsC	26	3-7	1-2	4-6	8	0	0	1	0	4	+2	11
30Tre JonesSG	28	6-11	0-1	3-4	5	6	2	0	1	2	+13	15
3Josh GiddeyPG	38	4-14	3-8	4-4	7	13	2	1	2	2	+7	15
2Collin Sexton	25	6-14	4-7	9-10	4	2	3	0	2	1	+2	25
11Leonard Miller	23	7-11	2-3	1-2	9	3	0	0	1	1	+4	17
44Patrick Williams	18	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-4	2
7Rob Dillingham	18	4-7	1-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	1	-8	9
35Isaac Okoro	— did not play —												— did not play —
47Lachlan Olbrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Guerschon Yabusele	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	19-3850.0%	23-2882.1%	45	30	8	4	14	21	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCHI

(11:57) Jump Ball Richards vs. Sengun: Tip to Smith Jr.
+2 (11:43) Durant 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:32) Jones 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Giddey 1 AST)
22
(11:18) MISS Thompson 4' Turnaround Bank Shot
(11:16) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) Buzelis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:09) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(10:59) MISS Sengun 2' Driving Dunk
(10:59) Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:57) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:52) Buzelis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
25
(10:33) MISS Durant 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:33) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:25) Giddey 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
28
(10:09) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) BULLS Rebound
(9:55) MISS Buzelis 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:53) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:48) Thompson 6' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
48
+3 (9:40) Smith 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Giddey 2 AST)
411
(9:24) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:24) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:10) MISS Giddey 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:09) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:53) MISS Sheppard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:35) Richards 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Buzelis 1 AST)
413
+2 (8:18) Durant 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
613
(8:12) MISS Jones 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:12) Sheppard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:09) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:57) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:57) Smith Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(7:57) BULLS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:33) MISS Richards 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:33) BULLS Rebound
(7:33) BULLS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(7:19) Richards Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Schwab)
(7:10) MISS Sheppard 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:08) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:03) Sexton 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
615
(7:03) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
+1 (7:03) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
616
(6:53) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:40) MISS Miller 7' Floating Jump Shot
(6:38) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:30) Sexton 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
619
(6:16) MISS Durant 3PT Jump Shot
(6:14) Giddey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:12) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:12) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
(6:06) MISS Eason 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:06) Giddey BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:01) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:01) Eason Putback Layup (2 PTS)
819
(5:54) Miller Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (5:38) Sheppard 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1019
+3 (5:24) Sexton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Miller 3 AST)
1022
(5:13) Buzelis P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Maddox)
+2 (4:58) Sengun Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1222
(4:48) Giddey Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(4:48) Sheppard STEAL (2 STL)
(4:41) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(4:38) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:36) MISS Durant 16' Jump Shot
(4:33) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:24) Sheppard S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
+1 (4:24) Giddey Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1223
+1 (4:24) Giddey Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1224
(4:09) MISS Smith Jr. 10' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:04) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:04) Capela Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1424
(3:55) MISS Giddey 2' Driving Layup
(3:55) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:53) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:51) Durant 1' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1624
+3 (3:42) Sexton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1627
(3:20) MISS Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:18) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:09) Capela S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (3:09) Richards Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1628
+1 (3:09) Richards Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1629
+2 (2:56) Durant 13' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1829
(2:45) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:34) Thompson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2029
+3 (2:21) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
2032
(2:09) Richards S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(2:09) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:09) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2132
(2:09) MISS Durant Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:06) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:50) Sexton 11' Step Back Jump Shot (14 PTS)
2134
(1:41) Thompson FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
(1:41) Thompson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:41) Ime Udoka Foul:T.FOUL (J.DeRosa)
+1 (1:41) Sexton Free Throw Technical (15 PTS)
2135
+1 (1:41) Sexton Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
2136
+1 (1:41) Sexton Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
2137
(1:26) MISS Miller 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:24) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:21) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:18) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:10) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:09) BULLS Rebound
+2 (1:06) Smith 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
2139
(0:49) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:49) Sexton STEAL (1 STL)
(0:37) MISS Sexton 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:35) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:32) MISS Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:28) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:16) Miller 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2141
(0:05) Jones Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
(0:01) Durant Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:00) BULLS Heave
(0:00) BULLS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CHI

124Points132

49-92(53.3%)Field Goal(%)45-90(50.0%)

11-41(26.8%)3-Point(%)19-38(50.0%)

15-24(62.5%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

41(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(7)

27Assists30

8Steals8

7Blocks4

17Turnovers14

18Fouls21

62Pts In The Paint48

18Fast Break Pts8

17Pts Off Turnovers18

9Bench Pts53

4Largest Lead22

Game Details

Monday, March 23, 2026 · 8:00 PM

United Center · Chicago, IL

attendance: 21,395 (91.0%)