Rockets-Bulls Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Mar 21 2010 6:14PM

With their longest losing streak of the season finally behind them and some key players back from injury, the Chicago Bulls hope to make a late push for a playoff berth.

The Bulls look to win consecutive games for the first time in a month when they host the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

With All-Star guard Derrick Rose and forward Joakim Noah in the lineup, Chicago (32-37) snapped a 10-game skid with a 98-84 win at Philadelphia on Saturday. After missing four games with a sprained wrist, Rose scored 23 points in 37 minutes as the Bulls won for the first time since beating Portland on Feb. 26 - also the last time they won back-to-back games.

The Bulls are ninth in the Eastern Conference, 2 1/2 games behind Toronto for the final playoff spot with 13 left.

"You have to start with one to get to two," coach Vinny Del Negro told the team's official Web site.

That could become easier with Rose and Noah on the court.

Rose is averaging a team-leading 20.4 points. Though Noah had just seven points and four rebounds in nine minutes Saturday after missing 10 games with a foot injury, his hard-nosed play tends to spark the Bulls.

Chicago averaged 95.8 points and 15.0 turnovers in the four games without Rose, who shot 9 of 16 from the field against the 76ers. The Bulls' defense was the story, however, as they held lowly Philadelphia to 40.2 percent shooting and 1 of 17 from 3-point range.

"Having Rose and Noah back really helped,'' Del Negro said. "It was a nice win, knowing what we've been through."

Chicago will now try to avoid losing six in a row at home for the first time since a nine-game skid from March 6-April 5, 2002.

"We have to stay focused and stay on edge and see what happens," Noah said.

Rose had 20 points in a 104-97 win at Houston on Jan. 23, Chicago's second straight victory in the series after dropping six consecutive meetings.

Houston (36-32) is ninth in the West and has won five of six, defeating New York 116-112 on Sunday. The Rockets have averaged 107.8 points and 48.4 percent from the field in the last six games.

Kevin Martin had 28 points and Aaron Brooks scored seven straight down the stretch for the Rockets, who shot 50.6 percent to bounce back from a 94-87 home loss to Boston on Friday.

Martin is averaging 22.9 points in 15 games since being acquired from Sacramento in the trade that sent Tracy McGrady to the Knicks. Brooks is averaging a team-leading and career-high 19.9 points this season.

"They're really a tough backcourt," forward Shane Battier told the Rockets' official Web site.

Martin averaged 29.5 points in his last two games at Chicago, while Brooks had 20 against the Bulls earlier this season.

The Rockets could be without Battier, who hyperextended his knee against the Knicks.

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Rose scores 27 to lift Bulls over Rockets 98-88

Posted Mar 22 2010 10:53PM

CHICAGO(AP) Derrick Rose had 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 98-88 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

Flip Murray added 18 points and Kirk Hinrich scored 17 for the Bulls, who won back-to-back games after losing a season-high 10 in a row.

The Rockets lost for just the second time in seven games. Luis Scola led Houston with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin Martin added 19 points.

The Bulls took control with a 16-2 run that Rose capped off with a 3-pointer to give Chicago a 72-59 lead with 1:44 left in the quarter.

Even with the big lead, Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro lost his cool with the officials and got ejected for storming the court and arguing.

Del Negro was upset after Rose was called for a blocking foul that led to a three-point play for Houston's Kyle Lowery. Seconds later, Del Negro stormed the court after Taj Gibson was called for an offensive foul. Bob Delaney kicked Del Negro out after issuing two technicals. The Bulls led 72-62 when Del Negro was kicked out.

The Rockets mounted a comeback attempt late in the fourth.

Aaron Brooks made a 3 and Trevor Ariza followed with a layup to get Houston within 85-81 with 2:10 left. After Rose answered with a jumper, Brooks came back with a 3 to get within 87-84.

Hinrich hit a 3 to extend the Bulls lead to 92-86 with 56.2 seconds left. On Houston's next possession Kevin Martin was called for an offensive foul that killed the Rockets rally.

Ariza finished with 18 points.

Houston played without defensive stopper Shane Battier. Battier sprained his left knee in Houston's victory over New York on Sunday.

An MRI on Monday revealed a sprain expected to keep him out at least 10 days.

Things got worse for the Rockets in the second half. Forward Jared Jeffries' night ended when he strained his left Achilles' tendon in the third quarter and rookie Jordan Hill was helped off the court and to the locker room after spraining his left ankle early in the fourth.

NOTES: Bulls C Brad Miller was called for a technical after slapping Houston center Chuck Hayes in the back when they were battling for a rebound in the third quarter. ... Chicago's Joakim Noah, who is slowly coming back from a foot injury, played 12 minutes and had four points and six rebounds.

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• Rockets: Ming, Taylor
• Bulls: Brown, Deng, James

• Rockets: --
• Bulls: Del Negro, Del Negro, Miller

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #42 Eric Lewis, #50 Olandis Poole
• Attendance: 19834
• Duration: 2:21

Houston Rockets (36-33)		Chicago Bulls (33-37)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Miller vs Scola (Gibson gains possession)
	11:46	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25 [CHI 2-0]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	11:17 [HOU 2-2]
	11:17	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	11:17 [HOU 3-2]
	10:52	Gibson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:30 [CHI 5-3]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	10:03
	10:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:46	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	09:45	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:39	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:38
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	09:16 [HOU 6-5]
	09:05 [CHI 7-6]	Rose Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Team Rebound
	08:30	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:29
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:14 [CHI 9-6]	Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:55	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:55
Team Rebound	07:55
	07:55	Johnson Substitution replaced by Murray
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:55
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:52
Hayes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	07:42
Hayes Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:42
	07:30	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:29
Scola Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	07:24 [HOU 8-9]
	07:03 [CHI 11-8]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
	06:49	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:49 [HOU 9-11]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:49 [HOU 10-11]
	06:37	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	06:35	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:35	Miller Tip Shot: Missed
	06:34	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:19 [CHI 13-10]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)
	06:04	Murray Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:57
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:40 [CHI 15-10]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	05:16 [HOU 13-15]
	05:01 [CHI 17-13]	Gibson Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	04:46	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:46 [HOU 14-17]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:46 [HOU 15-17]
	04:33	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Martin Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	04:30 [HOU 17-17]
	04:13 [CHI 19-17]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Brooks Pullup Jump shot: Missed	04:01
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:59
Scola Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:59 [HOU 19-19]
Scola Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:46
Hayes Substitution replaced by Hill	03:46
	03:46	Miller Substitution replaced by Warrick
	03:40	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
	03:37	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:37 [CHI 21-19]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Scola (3 AST)	03:23 [HOU 21-21]
	03:11 [CHI 23-21]	Murray Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:11
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry	03:11
	03:11	Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo
	03:11	Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:09
Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:41	Warrick Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:40
Lowry Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pargo (1 BLK)	02:25
	02:25	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:25
	02:10 [CHI 25-21]	Warrick Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
	01:46	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:46
Team Rebound	01:46
	01:46	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Rose
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:46 [HOU 22-25]
Hill Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	01:32
	01:32 [CHI 26-22]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:32 [CHI 27-22]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Scola Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ariza (3 AST)	01:11 [HOU 24-27]
	00:41.9	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:40.7	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:36.7
	00:36.7 [CHI 28-24]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Hill Substitution replaced by Jeffries	00:36.7
	00:36.7	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:35.7
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	00:27.9 [HOU 27-28]
	00:22.9	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	00:22.2	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:22.2 [CHI 30-27]	Gibson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	00:01.4 [HOU 29-30]
	00:00.1	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (36-33)		Chicago Bulls (33-37)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Martin Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:42
	11:31	Pargo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Scola (4 AST)	11:18 [HOU 32-30]
Budinger Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:11
	11:11 [CHI 31-32]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:11 [CHI 32-32]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:59	Pargo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:51	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:45 [CHI 34-32]	Pargo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
	10:34	Murray Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:26
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:25
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:23 [HOU 34-34]
	10:23	Warrick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	10:23 [HOU 35-34]
	10:11	Warrick Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	09:57
	09:57	Team Rebound
Jeffries Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	09:57
	09:48	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:47
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:34	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:27
Martin Substitution replaced by Brooks	09:27
Scola Substitution replaced by Hill	09:27
	09:12	Warrick Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
Budinger Layup Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:00	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:57
Jeffries Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)	08:48 [HOU 37-34]
	08:28	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:27
Budinger Layup Shot: Missed Block: Murray (1 BLK)	08:22
	08:19	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:15	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:13
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:56	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Brooks Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:45
	07:45	Timeout : Regular
	07:45	Pargo Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	07:45 [CHI 35-37]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:45	Warrick Substitution replaced by Noah
	07:45 [CHI 36-37]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Hill Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	07:32
Hill Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:32
Hill Substitution replaced by Scola	07:32
	07:23	Rose Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:07 [HOU 39-36]
	06:43	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:42
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:22	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:14 [CHI 38-39]	Murray Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Budinger Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (1 AST)	05:56 [HOU 41-38]
	05:35	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	05:34	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:30 [CHI 40-41]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	05:19 [HOU 44-40]
	05:14	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:14	Murray Substitution replaced by Johnson
	04:59 [CHI 42-44]	Noah Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:37
	04:36	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:21	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:19
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:04	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:03	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:03 [CHI 44-44]	Noah Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	03:50
	03:50	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:45	Johnson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	03:45	Johnson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Lowry Substitution replaced by Martin	03:45
Budinger Substitution replaced by Ariza	03:45
Jeffries Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	03:30
	03:18	Noah Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	03:16	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:07	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ariza (2 ST)
Johnson Violation:Defensive Goaltending	03:01
Scola Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	03:01 [HOU 46-44]
	02:48	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:46
Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed	02:33
	02:32	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:26 [CHI 47-46]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Martin Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	02:02
	02:01	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:57	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brooks (1 ST)
Martin Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	01:51 [HOU 48-47]
Martin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:36
Team Timeout : Regular	01:36
	01:36	Johnson Substitution replaced by Murray
	01:36	Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:36	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:36	Team Rebound
	01:36 [CHI 48-48]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:19	Hinrich Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	01:19	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	01:19
Martin Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)	01:19 [HOU 49-48]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 3 (14 PTS)	01:19 [HOU 50-48]
Martin Free Throw 3 of 3 (15 PTS)	01:19 [HOU 51-48]
	00:58.9	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:57.9
Scola Running Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Ariza (4 AST)	00:46.1 [HOU 53-48]
	00:34.9	Pargo Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:33.9
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	00:27.1
Jump Ball Gibson vs Ariza (Martin gains possession)	00:27.1
Team Rebound	00:27.1
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	00:12.9
	00:11.4	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:01.8	Rose Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	00:01.8	Rose Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (36-33)		Chicago Bulls (33-37)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:45	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:21	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	11:20	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	11:20 [CHI 50-53]	Miller Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:55	Gibson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:55	Gibson Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:40
Scola Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	10:35 [HOU 55-50]
	10:16	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
	10:15	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:15 [CHI 52-55]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:38	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:36
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:16
	09:16	Rose Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	09:06
Team Rebound	09:06
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:58	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:47	Jump Ball Gibson vs Hayes
	08:35	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:34
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:23
	08:22	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:11	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:10
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:03	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:58 [CHI 54-55]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Scola Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	07:34
	07:12	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:11
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	06:50
	06:49	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	06:43 [CHI 56-55]	Johnson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
	06:31	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	06:31	Johnson Substitution replaced by Murray
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:07	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:06
	06:05	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed	05:47
Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	05:46
	05:46	Miller Technical
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Brooks Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	05:46 [HOU 56-56]
Ariza Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (2 ST)	05:33
	05:14 [CHI 58-56]	Murray Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gibson (3 AST)
Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (3 ST)	05:00
Hayes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:44
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lowry	04:44
Hayes Substitution replaced by Hill	04:44
	04:44	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:44	Team Rebound
	04:44	Miller Substitution replaced by Warrick
	04:44 [CHI 59-56]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	04:25
Team Rebound	04:25
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:20	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14 [CHI 62-56]	Murray 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:12
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)	03:50 [HOU 58-62]
	03:50	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	03:50 [HOU 59-62]
Scola Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:39
	03:32 [CHI 64-59]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (3 BLK)	03:18
	03:16	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:55 [CHI 67-59]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Warrick (1 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	02:37
	02:36	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:32 [CHI 69-59]	Warrick Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Murray (2 AST)
Hill Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	02:09
Hill Substitution replaced by Jeffries	02:09
	01:45 [CHI 72-59]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Gibson (4 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
Ariza Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:28
	01:13	Warrick Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:11
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:09 [HOU 61-72]
	01:09	Rose Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	01:09 [HOU 62-72]
	00:58.5	Gibson Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:58.5	Gibson Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	00:58.5	Del Negro Technical
	00:58.5	Del Negro Technical
Martin Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)	00:58.5 [HOU 63-72]
Martin Free Throw Technical (17 PTS)	00:58.5 [HOU 64-72]
	00:58.5	Del Negro Ejection:Second Technical
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Hill	00:58.5
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.6	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:34.9	Murray Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:33.9
	00:33.0	Warrick Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:33.0 [HOU 65-72]
	00:33.0	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:33.0 [HOU 66-72]
	00:10.9	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:10.3
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Houston Rockets (36-33)		Chicago Bulls (33-37)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:36	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
	11:35	Pargo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:18	Pargo Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:16
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:10
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:07	Team Rebound
	10:50	Gibson Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	10:50	Gibson Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
	10:35	Warrick Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (4 BLK)	10:25
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	10:23
Scola Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	10:23 [HOU 68-72]
Scola Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:01
	10:01	Warrick Substitution replaced by Miller
	09:48	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:47
Scola Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	09:30
Scola Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	09:30
Budinger Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:15
Martin Substitution replaced by Brooks	09:15
	09:05	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
	09:04	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	09:04	Gibson Tip Shot: Missed
	09:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	09:02 [CHI 74-68]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Budinger Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:02
Team Timeout : Regular	09:02
Hill Substitution replaced by Ariza	09:02
	09:02 [CHI 75-68]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	08:26 [CHI 78-68]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	08:09
Budinger Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:04
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	08:04
	08:03	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	07:52	Gibson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:51
Brooks Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pargo (1 ST)	07:43
Ariza Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:40
	07:40	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:40	Team Rebound
Budinger Substitution replaced by Martin	07:40
	07:40 [CHI 79-68]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
	07:14	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:11 [CHI 81-68]	Rose Running Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Murray (3 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:36	Gibson Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	06:36	Gibson Turnover : Foul (6 TO)
Brooks Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)	06:25 [HOU 70-81]
	06:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:05	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
	06:05	Pargo Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:57 [CHI 83-70]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Scola Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)	05:47 [HOU 72-83]
	05:19	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:18
Martin Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	05:01 [HOU 74-83]
	04:46	Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:36	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:30 [CHI 85-74]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)	04:16 [HOU 76-85]
	03:57	Hinrich Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	03:57	Hinrich Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	03:49
	03:49	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Ariza Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:40
	03:40	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:40	Team Rebound
	03:40	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	03:39
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	03:27
Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:26
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ariza (5 AST)	03:20 [HOU 79-85]
	02:53	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:52
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	02:35
	02:34	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:16	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Ariza (3 ST)
Ariza Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Brooks (6 AST)	02:10 [HOU 81-85]
	02:10	Team Timeout : Short
	02:10	Timeout : Regular
	02:10	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:59 [CHI 87-81]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:41 [HOU 84-87]
	01:20 [CHI 89-84]	Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (27 PTS)
	01:08	Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	01:08 [HOU 85-89]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:08 [HOU 86-89]
	00:56.2 [CHI 92-86]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:48.9
Team Rebound	00:48.3
Team Timeout : Regular	00:48.3
Martin Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:45.0
Martin Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:45.0
Team Timeout : Short	00:45.0
	00:45.0	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
Brooks Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:43.1
	00:43.1	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:43.1	Team Rebound
	00:43.1	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	00:43.1	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:41.6	Team Rebound
	00:41.6	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:41.6	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
Brooks Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:40.6
	00:40.6	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	00:40.6 [CHI 93-86]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:40.6 [CHI 94-86]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (5 BLK)	00:31.9
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:29.9
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:25.9	Gibson Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:25.5
	00:25.5 [CHI 95-86]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	00:25.5 [CHI 96-86]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:22.0	Gibson Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	00:22.0	Gibson Substitution replaced by Pargo
Ariza Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:22.0 [HOU 87-96]
Ariza Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:22.0 [HOU 88-96]
	00:22.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:22.0	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
Ariza Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:20.9
	00:20.9 [CHI 97-88]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:20.9 [CHI 98-88]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:14.9
	00:11.8	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
End of 4th Quarter

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