Rockets-Bulls Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Dec 04 2010 12:45AM

Even with Carlos Boozer finally in the lineup, the Chicago Bulls did not fare well against the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

They hope things go better against a club near the bottom of the West standings.

Boozer and the Bulls look to avoid a third consecutive loss while trying for a fifth straight win over the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

Coming off a 4-2 western road trip, Chicago (9-8) appeared to receive a boost when Boozer made his Chicago debut Wednesday against Orlando after missing the first month with a broken bone in his right hand. The centerpiece of the Bulls' offseason rebuilding program, Boozer had five points and two rebounds in 21 minutes of the 107-78 home loss to the Magic.

He had 12 points with two boards in 21 minutes of Friday's 104-92 loss at Boston.

While there's no shame in losing to a pair of NBA title contenders, it appears it might take some time for Boozer and his teammates to find the right chemistry.

"When we get our connections going, I think we should be all right," All-Star Derrick Rose told the Bulls' official website.

Chicago has dropped three of its last four. Even without Boozer for the first two games of that stretch, the Bulls shot 41.6 percent, and have allowed consecutive 100-point games for the second time this season.

"There are a lot of things to clean up," Boozer said. "It shows we have a long way to go."

After three straight 30-point games, Rose has totaled 35 on 12-of-30 shooting in the last two. He scored 20 against Boston.

Rose, however, has averaged 22.8 points on 53.3-percent shooting in five games against the Rockets. He hit a pair of 3-pointers at the beginning of an 18-0 run and finished with 33 points in a 95-92 win at Houston to open the Bulls' annual Circus Trip on Nov. 16.

"You want him taking 3s and you've just got to live and die by it," Houston guard Kevin Martin said.

Though the Bulls have averaged 100.5 points on 48.9-percent shooting during a four-game winning streak versus Houston, the Rockets (7-12) enter this contest looking to win three in a row for the first time this season.

Two nights after a 109-99 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston snapped a four-game road skid with a 127-111 victory at Memphis on Friday.

Kyle Lowry had a career-high 28 points with 12 assists, Martin also scored 28 and former Bull Brad Miller added 23 as the Rockets set season highs by making 16 3-pointers and shooting 59.5 percent.

"You're always going to be surprised when you have an offense run like that," Houston coach Rick Adelman said.

After shooting 35.8 percent during a 10-point loss at Dallas on Monday, Houston has made 54.9 percent of its shots over the last two contests.

"We've got a lot of good shooters, and it shows," Lowry said

Martin, who totaled 50 points against the Lakers and Grizzlies, has averaged 26.0 points in his last three trips to the United Center.

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Rose leads Bulls to 119-116 OT win over Rockets

Posted Dec 05 2010 12:12AM

CHICAGO(AP) Derrick Rose got the opening he needed with the game on the line.

Rose hit a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer and finished with 30 points to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 119-116 in overtime Saturday night.

"They just gave me a little daylight, and I shot the ball," Rose said.

Rose scored five points in the overtime, including his fourth 3-pointer of the game.

"Derrick had a great edge today, right from the start of the game," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "That game was his will. It looked like we were going nowhere and he willed that win."

Houston called timeout and after running a play, former Bulls player Brad Miller, who had already made four 3-pointers, popped open behind the circle, but missed.

"We were just trying to work the pick and roll and see what kind of option came out of it," Miller said. "I felt good on it, but I just didn't get it done."

Chicago rebounded and Ronnie Brewer was fouled. Brewer missed the first of two, putting the Bulls up 119-116 with 4.5 seconds remaining. After a timeout Miller caught the ball out top and appeared to want to hand the ball off to a curling teammate, but no one came open. Miller then missed a contested 3 at the buzzer.

Miller scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Rockets overcame a 14-point deficit, but missed a free throw with 10.7 remaining to set up Rose's tying shot.

After Miller made his second free throw at the end of regulation, Chicago pushed the ball up court. Rose worked for most of the last 10 seconds to get open, before taking a handoff from Joakim Noah and hitting a shot from the right side over Houston's Kyle Lowery.

"I think that was the first time I've celebrated this who year after I shot a shot," Rose said. "It felt good knowing that I'm capable of knocking down shots like that."

Rockets coach Rick Adelman would have preferred that his team had fouled Rose to prevent a 3-point attempt.

"It was hard to communicate that to them," Adelman said. "We didn't foul him with 7 to 10 seconds to go and it allowed him to pass it and get the ball back. Give him credit, he made a really tough shot. This was a very tough loss for us. We had a chance to win and didn't."

Rose added seven rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, and Carlos Boozer, in his best game for the Bulls, had 25 points and nine rebounds.

"In the first half, (Rose) set the tone with his defense," Thibodeau said. "He really competed hard."

Kyle Lowry scored 16 points for the Rockets and hit several key baskets in the final minutes.

Rose took over the scoring load for Chicago's offense midway through the fourth quarter. He beat Lowry on a baseline drive, finishing on the opposite of the basket with spinning layup. On the Bulls' next trip, Lowry back off of Rose, who simply dribbled and hit a 3-point shot, putting the Bulls up by five.

But Houston hit back-to-back 3-pointers of its own. Courtney Lee hit one from the left side. Then, after Rose's 3, Miller made one from the top of the circle, drawing Houston to 94-92 with 5:06 to play.

Chicago led 96-92 a minute later when Lee struck again, hitting another 3 from about the same spot, drawing the Rockets within a point.

Boozer made one of two at the line for Chicago, before Lee and Miller went to work again.

Lee put the ball on the floor this time, beating Ronnie Brewer along the baseline for a layup and drawing a foul. Lee's free throw completed yet another three-point trip for the Rockets and put them up 98-97.

Lee then stole the ball from Rose, setting up another 3-pointer for Miller. Houston led 101-97 and was on a 14-3 run. The last 12 of those points came on the four three-point trips and set up the tight finish.

NOTES: The Rockets failed in their bid to put together their first three-game winning streak of the season. ... There was a sellout crowd of 21,232 at the United Center. The Bulls lead the NBA in attendance and have sold out all eight of their home games.

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Rockets-Bulls notebook

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday December 5, 2010 12:06AM

THE FACTS: Derrick Rose hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime, then scored five points in the extra period to lead the Bulls to a 119-116 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets. The Bulls had a 14-point lead early in the third quarter but let it slip away and trailed the Rockets by five points with 56 seconds left in regulation. Two late baskets by Carlos Boozer set up Rose for the game-tying shot. The victory was the first of three games with Boozer in the lineup after Boozer returned from suffering a broken finger during the preseason. Luis Scola scored 27 points to lead the Rockets.

QUOTABLE: "I think that was the first time I've celebrated this whole year after I shot a shot."
-- Chicago's Rose about his game-tying 3-pointer

THE STAT: Rose, who had 30 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, also set a career-high with five steals. He also had four turnovers in 44 minutes of playing time.

THE STAT II: Houston's Brad Miller, the former (and still popular) Bull made four of six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points in 24 minutes.

TURNING POINT: The Bulls would not win without Rose's 3-pointer, but that shot would not have mattered if the Rockets' Kyle Lowry and Miller had not missed free throws in the final 24 seconds.

HOT: Boozer had his best game as a Bull with 25 points and nine rebounds.

NOT: The Bulls, who rank 27th in the league in free throw shooting at 70.9 percent, made 17 of 24 (70.8 percent) Saturday. Boozer, the only Bull who had more than two free throws, went 7-for-10.

BAD MOVE: Considering his skill set, it made sense to have Brad Miller shoot the final 3-pointer for the Rockets. But the Bulls were ready for it and Miller's attempt was way off-balance and short.

NOTABLE: The Bulls were so worried about their November West Coast trip (they went 4-3 in those games), but they should have been worried about their early December schedule. Not only did they lose to Orlando and Boston in the first two games, but they host Oklahoma City on Monday and the Lakers on Friday.

QUOTABLE II: "Give Derrick Rose credit. He took a big three from about 38 feet under pressure and made it. He beat the odds tonight."
-- Houston forward Shane Battier

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, Monday vs. Oklahoma City, Wednesday @ Cleveland, Friday vs. L.A. Lakers; For the Rockets, Tuesday vs. Detroit, Friday @ Milwaukee, Saturday vs. Cleveland.

• Rockets: Brooks, Ming, Patterson
• Bulls: Lucas, Scalabrine

• Rockets: --
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #38 Michael Smith, #54 Nick Buchert
• Attendance: 21232
• Duration: 2:29

Houston Rockets (7-13)		Chicago Bulls (10-8)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Scola (Deng gains possession)
	11:38	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	11:37	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:37	Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:36
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Scola Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:07
	11:07 [CHI 1-0]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:07 [CHI 2-0]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	10:49
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:47
Scola Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	10:40 [HOU 2-2]
	10:16	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Scola Tip Shot: Missed	10:01
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:59
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	09:59
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:57
Battier Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:55 [HOU 4-2]
	09:40	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:38
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:23	Team Rebound
	09:11 [CHI 4-4]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Battier (2 AST)	08:55 [HOU 6-4]
	08:47	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:45
	08:34	Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hayes (1 AST)	08:22 [HOU 8-4]
	08:13	Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (1 ST)
Martin Layup Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:07	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:02	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:58
Hayes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:55
	07:38	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	07:35	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:35 [CHI 6-8]	Boozer Running Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Lowry Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	07:19
	07:15 [CHI 8-8]	Bogans Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	06:58
	06:56	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:50	Rose Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:37	Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:30 [CHI 11-8]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	06:10
Martin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:10
	06:10	Bogans Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:10	Team Rebound
	06:10 [CHI 12-8]	Bogans Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	05:51 [HOU 10-12]
	05:33	Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:32	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:27 [CHI 15-10]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)	05:14 [HOU 12-15]
	04:56 [CHI 17-12]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	04:33	Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:33	Team Timeout : Regular
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:33
Team Rebound	04:33
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:33
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:26
Scola Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hayes (2 AST)	04:24 [HOU 14-17]
	04:12 [CHI 19-14]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:56	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:53	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	03:53	Team Rebound
Martin Substitution replaced by Lee	03:53
Hayes Substitution replaced by Hill	03:53
	03:53	Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer
	03:50	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Hill Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:32 [HOU 16-19]
	03:11	Boozer Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger	03:11
	03:11	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
Scola Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:52 [HOU 18-19]
Budinger Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:38
Team Timeout : Regular	02:38
	02:32 [CHI 21-18]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:11	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:06	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	02:05	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:05 [CHI 23-18]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	01:49	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:49 [HOU 19-23]
Lowry Substitution replaced by Taylor	01:49
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:49 [HOU 20-23]
	01:32	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:10	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:09
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	00:59.9
	00:57.9	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:54.8	Brewer Layup Shot: Missed
	00:54.8	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:54.8 [CHI 25-20]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	00:38.3	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Scola Substitution replaced by Miller	00:38.3
Budinger Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:38.3
Team Rebound	00:38.3
Budinger Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:38.3 [HOU 21-25]
	00:25.9	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:23.9
Taylor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)	00:19.0 [HOU 23-25]
	00:04.9	Rose Running Layup Shot: Missed Block: Lee (1 BLK)
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:03.9
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (7-13)		Chicago Bulls (10-8)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Taylor Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	11:40 [HOU 25-25]
	11:24 [CHI 27-25]	Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Taylor Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	10:58
	10:42 [CHI 29-25]	Gibson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:32	Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:32 [HOU 26-29]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:32 [HOU 27-29]
	10:15	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:14
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	09:56
	09:54	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:50 [CHI 31-27]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
Hill Hook Shot: Missed	09:32
	09:30	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:21 [CHI 33-27]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
	09:03	Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:03
Lee Substitution replaced by Smith	09:03
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:31	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Taylor (1 BLK)
Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:28
Hill Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:19 [HOU 29-33]
	08:04 [CHI 35-29]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)	07:43
	07:39	Watson Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	07:27 [HOU 31-35]
Taylor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:12
	07:12 [CHI 36-31]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:12	Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng
	07:12	Watson Substitution replaced by Rose
	07:12 [CHI 37-31]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:58
Hill Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:57
	06:57	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:57	Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer
Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:57 [HOU 32-37]
	06:57	Gibson Substitution replaced by Asik
Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:57
	06:54	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:41 [CHI 39-32]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Asik (1 AST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Budinger (2 AST)	06:28 [HOU 35-39]
Taylor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:05
	06:05 [CHI 40-35]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:05 [CHI 41-35]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (2 ST)	05:49
Budinger Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:46
	05:46
Budinger Substitution replaced by Martin	05:46
Taylor Substitution replaced by Battier	05:46
Smith Substitution replaced by Lowry	05:46
	05:46 [CHI 42-35]	Korver Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:46 [CHI 43-35]	Korver Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Martin Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:29	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:24 [CHI 45-35]	Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Miller Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:07
Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:07
Miller Substitution replaced by Scola	05:07
	04:55	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:53
Hill Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	04:37
	04:14 [CHI 47-35]	Asik Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
	03:58	Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Hill Substitution replaced by Hayes	03:58
	03:54	Korver Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:54 [HOU 36-47]
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:54 [HOU 37-47]
	03:41 [CHI 49-37]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:27	Team Rebound
	03:17	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:16
	03:10	Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:10
Team Rebound	03:10
Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	03:10 [HOU 38-49]
	02:58	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:57
Lowry Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	02:47 [HOU 40-49]
	02:38	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:37	Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:33	Korver Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed	02:29
	02:27	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:27	Asik Substitution replaced by Noah
	02:18	Rose Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Scola (1 BLK)
	02:18	Team Rebound
	02:12	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:11
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	01:57
	01:56	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:48	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:48
	01:48	Noah Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:48 [HOU 41-49]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:48 [HOU 42-49]
	01:39 [CHI 51-42]	Rose Driving Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Lowry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	01:32
Team Rebound	01:32
Scola Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	01:29
Team Rebound	01:29
Battier Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:17 [HOU 44-51]
	01:02 [CHI 53-44]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Hayes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [CHI 54-44]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:47.9	Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:33.9	Korver Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hayes (2 ST)
Martin Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rose (3 ST)	00:13.9
	00:11.0 [CHI 56-44]	Rose Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (7-13)		Chicago Bulls (10-8)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Scola Jump Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)	11:39
Lowry Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:36
Lowry Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Rose (4 ST)	11:27
	11:22	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
	11:21	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	11:21 [CHI 58-44]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	11:15	Boozer Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	11:05	Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	11:05 [HOU 45-58]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	11:05 [HOU 46-58]
	10:52	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)
	10:49	Deng Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:49 [HOU 47-58]
Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:49 [HOU 48-58]
	10:36 [CHI 60-48]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:27 [HOU 50-60]
	10:27	Bogans Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:27
	10:25	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Scola Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:18
Battier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:04
	10:04	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:04	Team Rebound
	10:04 [CHI 61-50]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Martin Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:58 [HOU 52-61]
Hayes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:42
	09:40	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
Battier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Rose (5 ST)	09:37
	09:28 [CHI 63-52]	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Lowry Hook Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:58	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	08:51	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Martin (2 ST)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:45 [HOU 54-63]
	08:22 [CHI 65-54]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	08:11	Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:11 [HOU 55-65]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:11 [HOU 56-65]
	07:59	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	07:59	Team Rebound
	07:49 [CHI 68-56]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Martin Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:34 [HOU 58-68]
	07:34	Bogans Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Martin Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	07:34 [HOU 59-68]
	07:26	Noah Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	07:26	Noah Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	07:17	Boozer Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	07:17	Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:17 [HOU 60-68]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:17
	07:15	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:56	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:54
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:28 [CHI 71-60]	Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:06 [HOU 63-71]
	05:47 [CHI 73-63]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Battier Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hayes (3 AST)	05:25 [HOU 65-73]
	05:11	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hayes (3 ST)
Hayes Layup Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:04	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:03	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lowry (2 ST)
Lowry Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:01 [HOU 67-73]
	04:41 [CHI 75-67]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Hayes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Scola (3 AST)	04:22 [HOU 69-75]
	03:59	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:58
Scola Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)	03:52 [HOU 71-75]
	03:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:50	Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer
	03:34	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:31
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:08	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:48	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	02:47	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:34	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:34	Team Rebound
Hayes Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	02:34
Team Timeout : Regular	02:34
	02:26	Deng Jump Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)
	02:24	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	02:23 [CHI 77-71]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Martin (3 AST)	01:54 [HOU 73-77]
	01:27 [CHI 79-73]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Martin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	01:16
	01:14	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:06	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:05	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:49.3 [CHI 81-73]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Martin (4 AST)	00:26.7 [HOU 76-81]
	00:06.0	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hayes (1 BLK)
Lowry Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:05.0
Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:03.0 [HOU 79-81]
End of 3rd Quarter
Houston Rockets (7-13)		Chicago Bulls (10-8)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:41	Team Rebound
Miller Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	11:41
Lowry Substitution replaced by Lee	11:41
	11:28	Brewer Running Layup Shot: Missed
	11:25	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:22 [CHI 83-79]	Brewer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:02	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:55	Jump Ball Brewer vs Budinger (Gibson gains possession)
Hill Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:48
	10:48 [CHI 84-79]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:48 [CHI 85-79]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Martin Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	10:37
	10:16	Noah Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	10:16	Noah Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Martin Substitution replaced by Lowry	10:16
	10:05	Brewer Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Budinger Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	09:53
	09:46	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:45
Miller Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:43 [HOU 81-85]
	09:43	Korver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	09:43 [HOU 82-85]
	09:26 [CHI 87-82]	Korver Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
Hill Jump Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:10	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
Lee Violation:Kicked Ball	09:07
	08:57	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (1 BLK)
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:55
	08:48	Gibson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	08:48
	08:48	Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	08:40
Team Rebound	08:40
	08:40	Brewer Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Lowry 3pt Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:21	Team Rebound
	08:09	Watson Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:08
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:56	Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	07:50	Noah Turnover : 3 Second Violation (5 TO)
	07:50	Watson Substitution replaced by Rose
Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)	07:31
	07:14	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:13
Budinger Jump Shot: Missed	07:07
Hill Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:06
Hill Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:06 [HOU 84-87]
	06:49 [CHI 89-84]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Lee 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	06:40 [HOU 87-89]
	06:28 [CHI 92-87]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Hill Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	06:03 [HOU 89-92]
	05:47 [CHI 94-89]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:28	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	05:27	Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Lowry (3 ST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	05:21 [HOU 92-94]
Hill Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:06
	05:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:06	Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng
Hill Substitution replaced by Scola	05:06
Budinger Substitution replaced by Battier	05:06
	05:06	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:06	Team Rebound
	05:06 [CHI 95-92]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Battier Hook Shot: Missed	04:45
	04:44	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Scola Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:25
	04:25	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:25	Team Rebound
	04:25 [CHI 96-92]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Lee 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	04:11 [HOU 95-96]
Scola Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:52
	03:52 [CHI 97-95]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	03:52	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:51
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	03:39 [HOU 97-97]
	03:39	Noah Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	03:39 [HOU 98-97]
	03:19	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	03:06 [HOU 101-97]
	02:58	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
	02:50 [CHI 100-101]	Korver 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:35
Team Rebound	02:35
	02:35	Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	02:35 [HOU 102-100]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:35 [HOU 103-100]
	02:22 [CHI 102-103]	Boozer Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)
Miller Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Team Rebound	01:57
	01:57	Rose Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:57 [HOU 104-102]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:57 [HOU 105-102]
	01:41	Korver 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:40	Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:29	Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:27
Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (4 BLK)	01:04
Team Rebound	01:04
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:04
	01:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:57.9	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:55.9
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:36.5 [HOU 107-102]
	00:36.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:24.2	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
	00:24.2	Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	00:24.2 [CHI 104-107]	Boozer Tip Shot: Made (23 PTS)
	00:23.6	Rose Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:23.6
Team Rebound	00:23.6
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:23.6 [HOU 108-104]
	00:15.8	Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Miller (2 BLK)
	00:14.7	Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	00:14.7 [CHI 106-108]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
	00:10.7	Deng Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:10.7
Team Rebound	00:10.7
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:10.7 [HOU 109-106]
	00:00.1 [CHI 109-109]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)
End of 4th Quarter
Houston Rockets (7-13)		Chicago Bulls (10-8)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Miller (Scola gains possession)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	04:21	Rose Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	04:21	Rose Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	04:01
	03:59	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:43	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	03:41	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:33 [CHI 111-109]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Scola Layup Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:06	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (3 BLK)
Lowry Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	03:05
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)	02:51 [HOU 112-111]
	02:28 [CHI 113-112]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (11 AST)
Scola Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	02:28
	02:28	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:26
Scola Hook Shot: Made (25 PTS)	02:07 [HOU 114-113]
	01:48 [CHI 116-114]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
Scola Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)	01:32 [HOU 116-116]
	01:17 [CHI 118-116]	Rose Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)
	01:04	Noah Foul : Personal (6 PF)
	01:04	Noah Substitution replaced by Boozer
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Lee Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:36.1
	00:25.8	Rose Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:24.9
Team Timeout : Regular	00:24.2
	00:24.2	Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	00:06.9
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:04.9
Scola Tip Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:04.5	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:04.5
	00:04.5	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:04.5	Team Rebound
	00:04.5 [CHI 119-116]	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:04.5
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	00:01.0
	00:00.1	Rose Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
End of 1st Overtime

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