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Bulls race to 20-point lead in 1st quarter, hang on to beat the Rockets 132-124

By AP•Mar 24, 2026

Game Recap

Bulls guard Josh Giddey scores 15 points to go with 13 assists and seven rebounds in Chicago's win over the Houston Rockets.

CHICAGO -- — Matas Buzelis' layup in the final seconds put Chicago ahead to stay and Collin Sexton came off the bench to score 25 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 132-124 Monday night.

Houston's loss, combined with San Antonio's 136-111 win over Miami, allowed the Spurs (54-18) to clinch the Southwest Division.

The Bulls (29-42) led by as many as 22 points after scoring a season-high 41 points in the first quarter. But, Chicago trailed by four points late and needed Buzelis' basket with 10.2 seconds remaining to move ahead to stay and post their first win over Houston in the teams' last five games.

Kevin Durant fueled the Rockets' (43-28) comeback by scoring 15 of his game-high 40 points in the fourth quarter. Durant was 15 of 23 from the field, marking the ninth straight game he shot 50% or better, which is the third-longest streak of his career.

Rockets coach Ime Udoka was ejected after being assessed his second technical foul of the game with 9.1 seconds remaining.

Sexton scored 17 of his points in the first quarter, while Buzelis finished with 23 and Leonard Miller 17. Josh Giddey, Tre Jones and Jalen Smith each scored 15 points for the Bulls, with Giddey adding 13 assists.

After trailing by 17 at the half, the Rockets took the lead on a Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pointer with 5:56 to play. Alperen Sengun scored 33 for the Rockets and Amen Thompson added 23.

Jalen Smith, who was listed as questionable after missing the Bulls' last game with an ankle injury, tied his season high in points and finished with six rebounds and two blocks off the bench despite being limited to 26 minutes.

The Rockets had won two straight after inserting second-year guard Reed Sheppard into the starting lineup. Sheppard shot 3 for 14 from 3-point distance.

Up next

Rockets: Visit Minnesota on Wednesday.

Bulls: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday.

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CHI at HOU

Wed, Jan 14

113 - 119

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HOU at CHI

Tue, Mar 24

124 - 132

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CHI

49-92FG45-90

53Field Goal %50

11-413PT19-38

27Three Point %50

15-24FT23-28

8Offensive Rebounds7

33Defensive Rebounds38

27Assists30

8Steals8

7Blocks4

17Turnovers14

2Technical Fouls1

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

18Fast Break Points8

18Fouls21

4Largest Lead22

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	HOU
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Nick Richards (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Kevin Durant makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	0	2
11:32	Tre Jones makes two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	2	2
11:18	Amen Thompson misses 4-foot two point shot	2	2
11:16	Nick Richards defensive rebound	2	2
11:09	Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	2	2
10:59	Nick Richards blocks Alperen Sengun 's 2-foot driving dunk	2	2
10:57	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	2	2
10:52	Matas Buzelis makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	5	2
10:33	Kevin Durant misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	5	2
10:33	Tre Jones defensive rebound	5	2
10:25	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot running jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	8	2
10:09	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	2
10:07	Bulls defensive team rebound	8	2
9:55	Matas Buzelis misses two point shot	8	2
9:53	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	8	2
9:48	Amen Thompson makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	8	4
9:40	Jalen Smith makes 26-foot three pointer (Josh Giddey assists)	11	4
9:24	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	4
9:24	Tre Jones defensive rebound	11	4
9:10	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	4
9:09	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	11	4
8:53	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	4
8:48	Nick Richards defensive rebound	11	4
8:35	Nick Richards makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Matas Buzelis assists)	13	4
8:18	Kevin Durant makes 8-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	13	6
8:12	Reed Sheppard blocks Tre Jones 's 1-foot two point shot	13	6
8:09	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	13	6
7:57	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover	13	6
7:57	Jabari Smith Jr. loose ball foul	13	6
7:57	Collin Sexton enters the game for Jalen Smith	13	6
7:57	Leonard Miller enters the game for Tre Jones	13	6
7:57	Bulls Full timeout	13	6
7:33	Nick Richards misses layup	13	6
7:33	Bulls offensive team rebound	13	6
7:33	shot clock turnover	13	6
7:19	Nick Richards kicked ball violation	13	6
7:10	Reed Sheppard misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	6
7:08	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	13	6
7:03	Collin Sexton makes 9-foot two point shot (Leonard Miller assists)	15	6
7:03	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	15	6
7:03	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	15	6
7:03	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 1	16	6
6:53	Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	6
6:40	Leonard Miller misses 6-foot floating jump shot	16	6
6:38	Leonard Miller offensive rebound	16	6
6:30	Collin Sexton makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Leonard Miller assists)	19	6
6:16	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot three point jumper	19	6
6:14	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	19	6
6:12	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	19	6
6:06	Josh Giddey blocks Tari Eason 's 22-foot running jump shot	19	6
6:01	Tari Eason offensive rebound	19	6
6:01	Tari Eason makes two point shot	19	8
5:54	Leonard Miller traveling turnover	19	8
5:38	Reed Sheppard makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	19	10
5:24	Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three pointer (Leonard Miller assists)	22	10
5:13	Matas Buzelis personal foul	22	10
5:13	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	22	10
4:58	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	22	12
4:48	Josh Giddey bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	22	12
4:41	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	12
4:38	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	22	12
4:36	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot jumper	22	12
4:33	Nick Richards defensive rebound	22	12
4:24	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	22	12
4:24	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	23	12
4:24	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	23	12
4:24	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	23	12
4:24	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	24	12
4:09	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot step back jumpshot	24	12
4:04	Clint Capela offensive rebound	24	12
4:04	Clint Capela makes tip shot	24	14
3:55	Tari Eason blocks Josh Giddey's driving layup	24	14
3:53	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	24	14
3:51	Kevin Durant makes running layup	24	16
3:42	Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three pointer	27	16
3:20	Tari Eason misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	16
3:18	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	27	16
3:09	Clint Capela shooting foul	27	16
3:09	Nick Richards makes free throw 1 of 2	28	16
3:09	Tre Jones enters the game for Josh Giddey	28	16
3:09	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	28	16
3:09	Nick Richards makes free throw 2 of 2	29	16
2:56	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	29	18
2:45	Leonard Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	18
2:43	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	29	18
2:34	Amen Thompson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	29	20
2:21	Leonard Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	32	20
2:09	Nick Richards shooting foul	32	20
2:09	Rockets Full timeout	32	20
2:09	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nick Richards	32	20
2:09	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	32	20
2:09	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	32	21
2:09	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	32	21
2:06	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	32	21
1:50	Collin Sexton makes 11-foot step back jumpshot	34	21
1:41	Amen Thompson flagrant foul type 1	34	21
1:41	Amen Thompson offensive foul turnover	34	21
1:41	(01:41) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	34	21
1:41	technical foul	34	21
1:41	Collin Sexton makes technical free throw	35	21
1:41	Collin Sexton makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	36	21
1:41	Collin Sexton makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	37	21
1:26	Leonard Miller misses layup	37	21
1:24	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	37	21
1:21	Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot	37	21
1:18	Tre Jones defensive rebound	37	21
1:10	Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper	37	21
1:09	Bulls offensive team rebound	37	21
1:06	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot dunk (Tre Jones assists)	39	21
49.1	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	39	21
37.5	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	39	21
35.7	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	39	21
32.1	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot running jump shot	39	21
28.6	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	39	21
16.0	Leonard Miller makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	41	21
5.4	Tre Jones personal take foul	41	21
5.4	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Clint Capela	41	21
1.0	Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover	41	21
0.0	Patrick Williams misses heave jump shot	41	21
0.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	41	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	21

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	HOU
12:00	Rob Dillingham enters the game for Collin Sexton	41	21
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Leonard Miller	41	21
12:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	41	21
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Kevin Durant	41	21
12:00	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Reed Sheppard	41	21
11:45	Jalen Smith makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	43	21
11:31	Jalen Smith shooting foul	43	21
11:31	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	43	22
11:31	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	43	23
11:19	Tre Jones lost ball turnover (Aaron Holiday steals)	43	23
11:16	Jae'Sean Tate out of bounds bad pass turnover	43	23
11:05	Patrick Williams makes 9-foot two point shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	45	23
10:56	Amen Thompson makes driving layup	45	25
10:56	Patrick Williams shooting foul	45	25
10:56	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	45	26
10:56	Alperen Sengun loose ball foul	45	26
10:44	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	45	26
10:42	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	45	26
10:26	Jalen Smith blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 1-foot driving dunk	45	26
10:25	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	45	26
10:25	Patrick Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	45	26
10:25	Josh Giddey enters the game for Tre Jones	45	26
10:11	Alperen Sengun makes 8-foot two point shot	45	28
9:51	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	45	28
9:47	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	45	28
9:43	Jalen Smith blocks Amen Thompson 's 1-foot running layup	45	28
9:40	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	45	28
9:34	Matas Buzelis misses running layup	45	28
9:32	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	45	28
9:24	Aaron Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	28
9:20	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	45	28
9:14	Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)	48	28
8:57	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	28
8:53	Rob Dillingham defensive rebound	48	28
8:45	Rob Dillingham bad pass turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	48	28
8:42	Rockets Full timeout	48	28
8:42	Leonard Miller enters the game for Jalen Smith	48	28
8:42	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	48	28
8:42	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	48	28
8:42	Nick Richards enters the game for Patrick Williams	48	28
8:30	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	48	30
8:19	Alperen Sengun blocks Matas Buzelis 's 2-foot driving layup	48	30
8:17	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	48	30
8:14	Josh Giddey misses 23-foot three point jumper	48	30
8:11	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	48	30
8:07	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	48	30
8:04	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	48	30
7:40	shot clock turnover	48	30
7:28	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Rob Dillingham steals)	48	30
7:15	Rob Dillingham misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	48	30
7:14	Rockets defensive team rebound	48	30
7:14	Collin Sexton enters the game for Matas Buzelis	48	30
7:06	Collin Sexton personal foul	48	30
7:01	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	48	30
6:56	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	48	30
6:51	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	48	32
6:26	Leonard Miller misses driving layup	48	32
6:26	Rockets defensive team rebound	48	32
6:26	Nick Richards loose ball foul	48	32
6:10	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	48	34
6:10	Bulls Full timeout	48	34
6:10	Kevin Durant enters the game for Aaron Holiday	48	34
6:10	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	48	34
6:02	Leonard Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	51	34
5:41	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	51	34
5:38	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	51	34
5:23	Rob Dillingham makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	53	34
5:12	Leonard Miller kicked ball violation	53	34
5:12	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Leonard Miller	53	34
5:12	Tari Eason enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	53	34
5:05	Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover	53	34
4:38	Collin Sexton misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	53	34
4:36	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	53	34
4:32	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	53	34
4:25	Collin Sexton makes 23-foot running jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists)	56	34
4:09	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	56	36
4:01	Rob Dillingham makes driving layup	58	36
3:41	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)	58	39
3:26	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	60	39
3:12	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	60	42
3:04	Rob Dillingham makes 25-foot three pointer (Josh Giddey assists)	63	42
3:03	Rockets Full timeout	63	42
2:44	Josh Giddey shooting foul	63	42
2:44	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 3	63	43
2:44	Tari Eason misses free throw 2 of 3	63	43
2:44	Rockets offensive team rebound	63	43
2:44	Tari Eason makes free throw 3 of 3	63	44
2:44	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	63	44
2:44	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Alperen Sengun	63	44
2:44	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nick Richards	63	44
2:44	Tre Jones enters the game for Collin Sexton	63	44
2:18	Matas Buzelis misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	63	44
2:13	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	63	44
2:02	Tari Eason misses driving layup	63	44
2:01	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	63	44
2:01	Amen Thompson misses tip shot	63	44
2:00	Tari Eason offensive rebound	63	44
2:00	Tari Eason misses tip shot	63	44
1:58	Tre Jones defensive rebound	63	44
1:47	Jalen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	63	44
1:47	Collin Sexton enters the game for Rob Dillingham	63	44
1:41	Matas Buzelis personal foul	63	44
1:41	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	63	45
1:41	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	63	45
1:37	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	63	45
1:26	Tre Jones makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)	65	45
1:19	Josh Giddey shooting foul	65	45
1:19	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	65	45
1:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	65	45
1:19	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	65	46
1:11	Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	65	46
1:07	Amen Thompson makes running layup	65	48
41.5	Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	65	48
38.4	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	65	48
26.0	Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper	65	48
22.6	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	65	48
22.6	Tari Eason personal foul	65	48
1.5	Josh Giddey misses driving layup	65	48
1.5	Tari Eason defensive rebound	65	48
0.0	Tari Eason misses heave jump shot	65	48
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	65	48
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	65	48

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	HOU
12:00	Nick Richards enters the game for Collin Sexton	65	48
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	65	48
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Aaron Holiday	65	48
11:41	Matas Buzelis makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Giddey assists)	67	48
11:29	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	67	50
11:18	Jalen Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	67	50
11:05	Kevin Durant makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	67	52
10:52	Nick Richards makes 22-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	70	52
10:29	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot fade away jump shot	70	54
10:29	Bulls Full timeout	70	54
10:14	Matas Buzelis out of bounds bad pass turnover	70	54
10:01	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot jumper	70	54
9:57	Nick Richards defensive rebound	70	54
9:45	Nick Richards makes alley oop dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	72	54
9:27	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot	72	56
9:10	Reed Sheppard blocks Tre Jones 's 1-foot driving layup	72	56
9:07	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	72	56
9:07	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass turnover (Tre Jones steals)	72	56
9:02	Tre Jones makes driving layup	74	56
8:47	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	74	56
8:46	Bulls defensive team rebound	74	56
8:38	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists)	77	56
8:20	Jalen Smith personal foul	77	56
8:20	Leonard Miller enters the game for Jalen Smith	77	56
8:20	Collin Sexton enters the game for Tre Jones	77	56
8:10	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	77	56
8:05	Nick Richards defensive rebound	77	56
8:00	Alperen Sengun blocks Collin Sexton 's 2-foot two point shot	77	56
7:57	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	77	56
7:57	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	77	58
7:57	Nick Richards shooting foul	77	58
7:57	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1	77	58
7:52	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	77	58
7:44	Matas Buzelis misses driving layup	77	58
7:43	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	77	58
7:37	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	77	60
7:37	Nick Richards shooting foul	77	60
7:37	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	77	60
7:37	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1	77	60
7:35	Nick Richards defensive rebound	77	60
7:19	Matas Buzelis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	80	60
7:01	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	80	60
6:59	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	80	60
6:59	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	80	62
6:58	Nick Richards technical foul	80	62
6:58	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	80	63
6:58	Patrick Williams enters the game for Nick Richards	80	63
6:49	Matas Buzelis makes 23-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	83	63
6:39	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	83	63
6:35	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	83	63
6:31	Josh Giddey misses running pullup jump shot	83	63
6:28	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	83	63
6:25	Amen Thompson makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	83	65
6:25	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	83	65
6:25	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 1	83	66
6:11	Matas Buzelis misses 28-foot three point jumper	83	66
6:11	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	83	66
6:05	Collin Sexton misses tip in dunk	83	66
6:05	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	83	66
6:03	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	83	69
5:55	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	83	69
5:55	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	84	69
5:55	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	84	69
5:55	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	85	69
5:40	Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	85	72
5:23	Leonard Miller makes 5-foot two point shot	87	72
5:11	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	72
5:05	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	87	72
5:04	Josh Giddey misses running pullup jump shot	87	72
5:02	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	87	72
4:50	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	87	74
4:33	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	74
4:33	Rockets defensive team rebound	87	74
4:33	Tre Jones enters the game for Josh Giddey	87	74
4:14	Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper	87	74
4:10	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	87	74
3:57	Leonard Miller makes 1-foot layup (Collin Sexton assists)	89	74
3:35	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	89	74
3:33	Leonard Miller defensive rebound	89	74
3:25	Tre Jones makes two point shot	91	74
3:25	Rockets Full timeout	91	74
3:25	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	91	74
3:25	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	91	74
3:25	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Tari Eason	91	74
3:25	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Josh Okogie	91	74
3:25	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Alperen Sengun	91	74
3:11	Patrick Williams shooting foul	91	74
3:11	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 3	91	75
3:11	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 3	91	75
3:11	Rockets offensive team rebound	91	75
3:11	Kevin Durant makes free throw 3 of 3	91	76
2:46	Jalen Smith misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	91	76
2:43	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	91	76
2:27	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	91	78
2:27	Tre Jones shooting foul	91	78
2:27	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	91	79
2:27	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	91	79
2:09	Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Aaron Holiday steals)	91	79
2:07	Aaron Holiday bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	91	79
2:00	Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point jumper	91	79
1:58	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	91	79
1:57	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Tre Jones steals)	91	79
1:45	Amen Thompson shooting foul	91	79
1:45	Tre Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	91	79
1:45	Bulls offensive team rebound	91	79
1:45	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	92	79
1:33	Alperen Sengun makes 6-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	92	81
1:33	Jalen Smith shooting foul	92	81
1:33	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1	92	81
1:28	Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Jalen Smith (Aaron Holiday gains possession)	92	81
1:28	Rockets offensive team rebound	92	81
1:26	Aaron Holiday out of bounds lost ball turnover	92	81
1:18	Tre Jones misses driving layup	92	81
1:14	Leonard Miller offensive rebound	92	81
1:14	Leonard Miller makes tip in dunk	94	81
56.2	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	94	83
41.2	Amen Thompson personal foul	94	83
41.2	Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2	94	83
41.2	Bulls offensive team rebound	94	83
41.2	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	95	83
31.7	Amen Thompson makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	95	85
13.0	Jalen Smith bad pass turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	95	85
8.7	Amen Thompson makes running layup (Kevin Durant assists)	95	87
0.3	Tre Jones misses driving floating jump shot	95	87
0.3	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	95	87
0.0	Kevin Durant misses heave jump shot	95	87
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	95	87
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	95	87

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHI	HOU
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Collin Sexton	95	87
12:00	Josh Giddey enters the game for Tre Jones	95	87
12:00	Nick Richards enters the game for Jalen Smith	95	87
12:00	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Kevin Durant	95	87
12:00	Rob Dillingham enters the game for Leonard Miller	95	87
11:48	Matas Buzelis personal foul	95	87
11:37	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot layup (Reed Sheppard assists)	95	89
11:27	Amen Thompson blocks Josh Giddey 's 2-foot two point shot	95	89
11:24	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	95	89
11:16	Reed Sheppard makes driving layup	95	91
11:16	Bulls Full timeout	95	91
11:16	Collin Sexton enters the game for Patrick Williams	95	91
11:02	Amen Thompson blocks Rob Dillingham's driving layup	95	91
11:02	Bulls offensive team rebound	95	91
10:54	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	95	91
10:54	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	96	91
10:54	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	97	91
10:44	Reed Sheppard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	97	94
10:14	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	97	94
10:13	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	97	94
10:03	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	97	94
10:00	Nick Richards defensive rebound	97	94
9:52	Rob Dillingham makes 1-foot two point shot	99	94
9:43	Alperen Sengun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	99	97
9:30	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	99	97
9:30	Nick Richards makes free throw 1 of 2	100	97
9:30	Kevin Durant enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	100	97
9:30	Nick Richards makes free throw 2 of 2	101	97
9:16	Alperen Sengun misses layup	101	97
9:14	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	101	97
9:08	Nick Richards misses alley oop layup	101	97
9:07	Nick Richards offensive rebound	101	97
9:07	Nick Richards misses two point shot	101	97
9:05	Collin Sexton misses tip shot	101	97
9:05	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	101	97
9:03	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	101	97
8:58	Aaron Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	97
8:55	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	101	97
8:49	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	101	97
8:49	Nick Richards misses free throw 1 of 2	101	97
8:49	Bulls offensive team rebound	101	97
8:49	Tre Jones enters the game for Collin Sexton	101	97
8:49	Nick Richards misses free throw 2 of 2	101	97
8:47	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	101	97
8:31	Kevin Durant makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot	101	99
8:17	Tre Jones makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	103	99
7:58	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	103	99
7:55	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	103	99
7:48	Matas Buzelis makes 24-foot three pointer	106	99
7:27	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three pointer	106	102
7:18	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	106	102
7:16	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	106	102
7:11	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	106	102
7:06	Matas Buzelis misses running pullup jump shot	106	102
7:05	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	106	102
7:02	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	106	104
6:37	Nick Richards misses 23-foot three point jumper	106	104
6:35	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	106	104
6:28	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)	106	106
6:28	Bulls Full timeout	106	106
6:28	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nick Richards	106	106
6:28	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	106	106
6:28	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	106	106
6:14	Tre Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	106
6:10	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	106	106
6:01	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	106
5:58	Aaron Holiday offensive rebound	106	106
5:56	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Holiday assists)	106	109
5:43	Jalen Smith makes layup	108	109
5:29	Rob Dillingham personal foul	108	109
5:16	Aaron Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	108	112
4:55	Rob Dillingham misses driving layup	108	112
4:54	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	108	112
4:35	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point jumper	108	112
4:32	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	108	112
4:28	Tre Jones makes running layup (Josh Giddey assists)	110	112
4:07	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	110	112
4:05	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	110	112
3:55	Josh Giddey makes 5-foot two point shot	112	112
3:55	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	112	112
3:55	Collin Sexton enters the game for Rob Dillingham	112	112
3:55	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Patrick Williams	112	112
3:55	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Aaron Holiday	112	112
3:55	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 1	113	112
3:42	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	113	112
3:42	Leonard Miller enters the game for Tre Jones	113	112
3:37	Amen Thompson personal foul	113	112
3:37	Leonard Miller misses free throw 1 of 2	113	112
3:37	Bulls offensive team rebound	113	112
3:37	Leonard Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	114	112
3:19	Alperen Sengun bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	114	112
3:12	Collin Sexton out of bounds lost ball turnover	114	112
3:12	Tre Jones enters the game for Leonard Miller	114	112
3:12	Rockets Full timeout	114	112
3:12	Leonard Miller enters the game for Collin Sexton	114	112
2:59	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	114	114
2:59	Leonard Miller shooting foul	114	114
2:59	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 1	114	114
2:56	Tre Jones defensive rebound	114	114
2:37	Leonard Miller makes 1-foot driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists)	116	114
2:18	Kevin Durant makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	116	116
2:00	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	116	116
2:00	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	117	116
2:00	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	118	116
1:40	Jalen Smith shooting foul	118	116
1:40	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	118	117
1:40	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	118	118
1:25	Josh Giddey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	118	118
1:23	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	118	118
1:21	Josh Giddey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	121	118
1:10	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot three point jumper	121	118
1:06	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	121	118
1:00	Matas Buzelis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Smith assists)	124	118
1:00	Rockets Full timeout	124	118
1:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	124	118
57.1	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	124	121
37.8	Jalen Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	127	121
30.7	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Aaron Holiday assists)	127	124
30.7	(00:30.7) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	127	124
10.2	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	129	124
10.2	Rockets Full timeout	129	124
9.1	Kevin Durant offensive foul	129	124
9.1	Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover	129	124
9.1	Amen Thompson enters the game for Reed Sheppard	129	124
9.1	Bulls Full timeout	129	124
9.1	technical foul	129	124
9.1	Josh Giddey makes technical free throw	130	124
9.1		130	124
9.1	Collin Sexton enters the game for Leonard Miller	130	124
7.9	Amen Thompson personal take foul	130	124
7.9	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	131	124
7.9	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	131	124
7.9	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	132	124
3.3	Kevin Durant misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	132	124
3.3	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	132	124
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	132	124
0.0	End of Game	132	124

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 24, 2026

Coverage

CHSN, Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass

Attendance

21,395

Referees

Tre Maddox, J.B. DeRosa, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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