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Durant's 28 points, Sengun's double-double lead Rockets past Bulls in 119-113

By AP•Jan 14, 2026

Game Recap

Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant had 28 points and Alperen Sengun added 23 with 11 assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 119-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

There were 35 lead changes in the game with neither team able to build a cushion until the Rockets did in the final minutes.

Houston trailed by 1 with about 3 1/2 minutes to go before going on a 7-2 run to make it 110-106. Durant got things going in that stretch with a dunk and Jabari Smith Jr. added a 3-pointer.

A layup by Tre Jones cut the lead to 2 but Smith made a jumper before knocking down a 3 from the top of the key to extend the lead to 115-108 with about 90 seconds remaining.

Kevin Huerter made a layup for Chicago after that but a booming dunk by Durant left Houston up 117-110 with less than a minute to play.

Amen Thompson added 23 points for the Rockets and Smith scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Houston snap a three-game skid.

Jones had a career-high 34 points for the Bulls, who lost for the fourth time in five games.

The Rockets led by 6 with about eight minutes left before the Bulls scored the next seven points, with three pointers by Isaac Okoro and Ayo Dosunmu, to take a 99-98 lead midway through the fourth.

Houston was just 4 of 20 on 3-point attempts when Thompson hit one to put the Rockets back on top. But Matas Buzelis made one for the Bulls seconds later to give them a 102-101 lead.

Thompson made two free throws after that before a bad pass by Durant led to a basket by Buzelis that left Chicago up 104-103 with 3 1/2 minutes left.

Up Next

Bulls: Host Utah on Wednesday night.

Rockets: Host the Thunder Thursday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

HOU leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

CHI at HOU

Wed, Jan 14

113 - 119

Final

HOU at CHI

Tue, Mar 24

124 - 132

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHI

HOU

41-94FG45-88

44Field Goal %51

12-373PT7-24

32Three Point %29

19-23FT22-29

14Offensive Rebounds12

26Defensive Rebounds38

24Assists24

5Steals5

3Blocks2

7Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls0

8Points Conceded Off Turnovers13

9Fast Break Points14

19Fouls18

4Largest Lead9

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CHI
12:00	Nikola Vucevic vs. Alperen Sengun (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Nikola Vucevic makes running layup (Matas Buzelis assists)	0	2
11:17	Kevin Durant misses 19-foot jumper	0	2
11:17	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	0	2
11:01	Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:00	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	2
10:51	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	2	2
10:29	Tre Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	2	5
10:12	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	2	5
10:12	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	3	5
10:12	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:49	Matas Buzelis misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
9:46	Rockets defensive team rebound	4	5
9:27	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	6	5
9:02	Jalen Smith makes 2-foot reverse dunk (Tre Jones assists)	6	7
8:50	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:48	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	6	7
8:41	Tre Jones lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	6	7
8:38	Josh Okogie makes 3-foot running dunk	8	7
8:25	Isaac Okoro makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	8	10
8:14	Alperen Sengun misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	8	10
8:13	Rockets offensive team rebound	8	10
8:00	Kevin Durant makes 14-foot fade away jump shot	10	10
7:34	Tre Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	10	13
7:18	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	13	13
7:04	Tre Jones misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	13	13
7:04	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	13	13
6:47	Nikola Vucevic blocks Alperen Sengun 's 6-foot two point shot	13	13
6:45	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	13	13
6:40	Alperen Sengun blocks Jalen Smith 's 5-foot running layup	13	13
6:40	Bulls offensive team rebound	13	13
6:40	Rockets Full timeout	13	13
6:40	JD Davison enters the game for Josh Okogie	13	13
6:40	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	13	13
6:40	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Tre Jones	13	13
6:39	Jalen Smith makes 2-foot layup (Isaac Okoro assists)	13	15
6:39	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	13	15
6:39	Jalen Smith misses free throw 1 of 1	13	15
6:39	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	13	15
6:22	Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot two point shot	15	15
6:08	Isaac Okoro misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	15
6:08	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	15	15
5:58	Amen Thompson makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	17	15
5:48	Isaac Okoro misses driving layup	17	15
5:44	Isaac Okoro offensive rebound	17	15
5:44	Isaac Okoro misses tip shot	17	15
5:44	Isaac Okoro offensive rebound	17	15
5:44	Isaac Okoro makes tip shot	17	17
5:44	Alperen Sengun inbound turnover	17	17
5:44	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	17	17
5:44	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	17	17
5:37	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	17
5:34	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	17	17
5:17	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot two point shot	17	17
5:13	Steven Adams offensive rebound	17	17
5:13	Steven Adams misses tip shot	17	17
5:12	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	17	17
5:03	Jalen Smith misses driving layup	17	17
5:01	JD Davison defensive rebound	17	17
4:41	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	17
4:38	JD Davison offensive rebound	17	17
4:36	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	17	17
4:31	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot running dunk (Kevin Huerter assists)	17	19
4:15	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	17	19
4:15	Bulls defensive team rebound	17	19
4:15	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	17	19
4:15	Rockets Full timeout	17	19
4:15	(04:15) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	17	19
4:15	Steven Adams loose ball foul	17	19
4:15	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	17	19
4:15	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	17	19
3:58	Kevin Huerter misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	17	19
3:56	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	17	19
3:49	Steven Adams makes layup (JD Davison assists)	19	19
3:23	Matas Buzelis makes 2-foot dunk (Patrick Williams assists)	19	21
3:03	Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot	21	21
2:53	Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot	21	21
2:52	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	21	21
2:45	Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	24	21
2:35	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	21
2:34	JD Davison defensive rebound	24	21
2:16	Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	27	21
2:15	Bulls Full timeout	27	21
2:15	Amen Thompson enters the game for Kevin Durant	27	21
2:15	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	27	21
2:04	Nikola Vucevic misses 11-foot floating jump shot	27	21
2:03	JD Davison defensive rebound	27	21
1:45	Alperen Sengun misses driving layup	27	21
1:43	Bulls defensive team rebound	27	21
1:19	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	21
1:16	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	27	21
1:12	Patrick Williams traveling turnover	27	21
1:12	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	27	21
50.7	Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	21
49.5	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	27	21
41.1	Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	21
39.1	Steven Adams defensive rebound	27	21
30.5	JD Davison makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	29	21
6.6	Nikola Vucevic misses 4-foot two point shot	29	21
4.2	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	29	21
2.3	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Kevin Huerter steals)	29	21
0.0	Kevin Huerter makes 27-foot three pointer	29	24
0.0	(00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	29	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CHI
12:00	Kevin Durant enters the game for JD Davison	29	24
12:00	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Steven Adams	29	24
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Alperen Sengun	29	24
12:00	Dalen Terry enters the game for Patrick Williams	29	24
11:43	Tre Jones makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	29	26
11:23	Jae'Sean Tate misses 22-foot three point jumper	29	26
11:22	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	29	26
11:08	Jalen Smith makes two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	29	28
10:54	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	29	28
10:54	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	30	28
10:54	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter	30	28
10:54	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Jalen Smith	30	28
10:54	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	31	28
10:47	Tre Jones makes 26-foot three pointer	31	31
10:46	Rockets Full timeout	31	31
10:27	Clint Capela makes 4-foot two point shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	33	31
10:26	Rockets delay of game violation	33	31
10:00	Dalen Terry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	33	34
9:44	Kevin Durant makes 11-foot two point shot	35	34
9:17	Ayo Dosunmu misses 9-foot two point shot	35	34
9:17	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	35	34
9:10	Amen Thompson makes running layup	37	34
9:04	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	37	34
9:04	Dalen Terry makes free throw 1 of 2	37	35
9:04	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Tre Jones	37	35
9:04	Dalen Terry makes free throw 2 of 2	37	36
8:57	Isaac Okoro personal foul	37	36
8:57	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	37	36
8:47	Kevin Durant lost ball turnover (Dalen Terry steals)	37	36
8:42	Dalen Terry misses running layup	37	36
8:39	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	37	36
8:39	Ayo Dosunmu makes tip shot	37	38
8:29	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	38
8:27	Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound	37	38
8:21	Jae'Sean Tate misses 22-foot three point jumper	37	38
8:17	Clint Capela offensive rebound	37	38
8:17	Isaac Okoro personal foul	37	38
8:08	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot	37	38
8:07	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	37	38
7:48	Jalen Smith makes 1-foot dunk (Dalen Terry assists)	37	40
7:36	Dalen Terry shooting foul	37	40
7:36	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	38	40
7:36	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	38	40
7:36	JD Davison enters the game for Reed Sheppard	38	40
7:36	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Dalen Terry	38	40
7:36	Kevin Durant misses free throw 2 of 2	38	40
7:36	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	38	40
7:25	JD Davison blocks Matas Buzelis 's 2-foot driving layup	38	40
7:22	Clint Capela defensive rebound	38	40
7:13	Kevin Durant offensive foul	38	40
7:13	Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover	38	40
7:13	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Clint Capela	38	40
7:01	Ayo Dosunmu makes 4-foot two point shot	38	42
6:51	Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot	40	42
6:40	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving floating jump shot	40	42
6:40	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	40	42
6:35	Kevin Durant misses running layup	40	42
6:35	Rockets offensive team rebound	40	42
6:21	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	42
6:21	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	40	42
6:18	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	42	42
6:05	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	42
6:05	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	42	42
6:02	Jalen Smith makes two point shot	42	44
5:50	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	42	44
5:50	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	43	44
5:50	Steven Adams enters the game for Kevin Durant	43	44
5:50	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	43	44
5:50	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	44	44
5:50	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Jalen Smith	44	44
5:34	Matas Buzelis bad pass turnover (Steven Adams steals)	44	44
5:30	Alperen Sengun makes 3-foot running dunk	46	44
5:20	Kevin Huerter makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	46	46
4:57	Alperen Sengun makes 15-foot fade away jump shot	48	46
4:42	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	46
4:42	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	48	46
4:37	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	48	46
4:37	Jalen Smith enters the game for Matas Buzelis	48	46
4:24	Nikola Vucevic makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	48	48
4:01	Jalen Smith shooting foul	48	48
4:01	JD Davison misses free throw 1 of 3	48	48
4:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	48	48
4:01	JD Davison makes free throw 2 of 3	49	48
4:01	Kevin Durant enters the game for Amen Thompson	49	48
4:01	Patrick Williams enters the game for Isaac Okoro	49	48
4:01	JD Davison makes free throw 3 of 3	50	48
3:46	JD Davison shooting foul	50	48
3:46	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 1 of 2	50	49
3:46	Kevin Huerter makes free throw 2 of 2	50	50
3:24	Jalen Smith personal foul	50	50
3:24	Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2	50	50
3:24	Rockets offensive team rebound	50	50
3:24	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	51	50
3:07	Kevin Huerter misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	51	50
3:04	Tre Jones offensive rebound	51	50
2:59	Nikola Vucevic makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	51	52
2:42	JD Davison misses driving floating jump shot	51	52
2:42	Rockets offensive team rebound	51	52
2:42	Bulls Full timeout	51	52
2:42	Reed Sheppard enters the game for JD Davison	51	52
2:42	Amen Thompson enters the game for Steven Adams	51	52
2:30	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Nikola Vucevic steals)	51	52
2:24	Kevin Huerter makes running layup (Tre Jones assists)	51	54
2:08	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot layup	53	54
1:56	Nikola Vucevic makes 3-foot layup (Tre Jones assists)	53	56
1:56	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive goaltending violation	53	56
1:44	Reed Sheppard makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	55	56
1:22	Jalen Smith misses 23-foot jumper	55	56
1:19	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	55	56
1:13	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	57	56
1:01	Patrick Williams misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	56
59.8	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	57	56
57.7	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot running jump shot	57	56
54.0	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	57	56
45.1	Tre Jones makes driving layup	57	58
29.4	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot three point jumper	57	58
28.0	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	57	58
7.8	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	57	58
7.8	Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	57	59
7.8	Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	57	60
1.4	Amen Thompson offensive foul	57	60
1.4	Amen Thompson offensive foul turnover	57	60
1.4	(00:01.4) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	57	60
1.4	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Alperen Sengun	57	60
1.4	Josh Okogie enters the game for Reed Sheppard	57	60
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	60

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CHI
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	57	60
12:00	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Kevin Huerter	57	60
12:00	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Patrick Williams	57	60
11:46	Matas Buzelis lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	57	60
11:46	Matas Buzelis loose ball foul	57	60
11:31	Kevin Durant misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	57	60
11:29	Isaac Okoro defensive rebound	57	60
11:29	Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul	57	60
11:08	Nikola Vucevic misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	60
11:07	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	57	60
11:06	Josh Okogie shooting foul	57	60
11:06	Matas Buzelis misses free throw 1 of 2	57	60
11:06	Bulls offensive team rebound	57	60
11:06	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	57	61
10:51	Alperen Sengun misses dunk	57	61
10:49	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	57	61
10:46	Amen Thompson makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	59	61
10:28	Isaac Okoro misses 24-foot three point jumper	59	61
10:28	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	59	61
10:20	Isaac Okoro misses driving layup	59	61
10:18	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	59	61
10:14	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	61	61
10:04	Tre Jones makes two point shot (Nikola Vucevic assists)	61	63
9:56	Alperen Sengun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	63	63
9:44	Amen Thompson shooting foul	63	63
9:44	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	63	64
9:44	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	63	65
9:30	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	65	65
9:07	Nikola Vucevic misses 24-foot three point jumper	65	65
9:07	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	65	65
8:54	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	67	65
8:45	Tre Jones makes 25-foot three pointer	67	68
8:30	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	67	68
8:27	Tre Jones defensive rebound	67	68
8:26	Tre Jones out of bounds bad pass turnover	67	68
8:17	Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot	69	68
8:02	Matas Buzelis makes 4-foot two point shot	69	70
7:54	Isaac Okoro personal foul	69	70
7:54	Patrick Williams enters the game for Jalen Smith	69	70
7:54	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Tre Jones	69	70
7:54	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Matas Buzelis	69	70
7:46	Kevin Durant misses layup	69	70
7:46	Rockets offensive team rebound	69	70
7:42	Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot	69	70
7:39	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	69	70
7:37	Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper	69	70
7:34	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	69	70
7:33	Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point shot	71	70
7:32	Bulls Full timeout	71	70
7:15	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot two point shot	71	70
7:15	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	71	70
7:06	Isaac Okoro personal foul	71	70
7:06	JD Davison enters the game for Josh Okogie	71	70
7:06	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Isaac Okoro	71	70
6:59	Kevin Huerter shooting foul	71	70
6:59	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	71	70
6:59	Rockets offensive team rebound	71	70
6:59	Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	71	70
6:59	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	71	70
6:40	Nikola Vucevic makes 11-foot two point shot (Patrick Williams assists)	71	72
6:16	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	72
6:14	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	71	72
6:09	Kevin Huerter misses 23-foot running jump shot	71	72
6:05	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	71	72
6:05	Patrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	72
6:00	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	71	72
5:55	JD Davison makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	73	72
5:43	Nikola Vucevic makes 6-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	73	74
5:33	JD Davison makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	76	74
5:06	Patrick Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	76	74
5:06	Matas Buzelis offensive rebound	76	74
5:06	Kevin Durant shooting foul	76	74
5:06	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 1 of 2	76	75
5:06	Josh Okogie enters the game for Amen Thompson	76	75
5:06	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	76	75
5:06	Matas Buzelis makes free throw 2 of 2	76	76
4:44	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot two point shot	78	76
4:32	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	78	79
4:18	Kevin Durant makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	80	79
3:58	Kevin Huerter misses driving floating jump shot	80	79
3:55	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	80	79
3:54	Kevin Huerter misses two point shot	80	79
3:48	Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound	80	79
3:48	Nikola Vucevic makes tip shot	80	81
3:38	Kevin Durant makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	82	81
3:26	Nikola Vucevic misses 10-foot floating jump shot	82	81
3:26	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	82	81
3:10	JD Davison misses 26-foot three point jumper	82	81
3:08	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	82	81
2:57	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot two point shot	82	81
2:57	JD Davison defensive rebound	82	81
2:52	Kevin Durant makes 3-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	84	81
2:51	Bulls Full timeout	84	81
2:51	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	84	81
2:51	Amen Thompson enters the game for Josh Okogie	84	81
2:51	Tre Jones enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	84	81
2:51	Jalen Smith enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	84	81
2:36	Matas Buzelis misses 4-foot reverse layup	84	81
2:36	Steven Adams defensive rebound	84	81
2:22	JD Davison misses driving layup	84	81
2:20	Steven Adams offensive rebound	84	81
2:19	Steven Adams misses 7-foot two point shot	84	81
2:18	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	84	81
2:13	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	84	81
2:13	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	84	82
2:13	Tre Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	84	82
2:13	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	84	82
1:53	Kevin Durant makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	86	82
1:44	Tre Jones makes driving layup	86	84
1:23	Amen Thompson misses 4-foot floating jump shot	86	84
1:22	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	86	84
1:17	Amen Thompson personal foul	86	84
1:17	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	86	85
1:17	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	86	86
1:01	Tre Jones kicked ball violation	86	86
50.6	Steven Adams makes layup (JD Davison assists)	88	86
31.0	Patrick Williams misses 18-foot fade away jump shot	88	86
29.4	JD Davison defensive rebound	88	86
13.6	Jalen Smith shooting foul	88	86
13.6	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	89	86
13.6	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Reed Sheppard	89	86
13.6	Josh Okogie enters the game for Steven Adams	89	86
13.6	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	90	86
3.5	JD Davison shooting foul	90	86
3.5	Tre Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	90	87
3.5	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	90	87
3.5	Steven Adams enters the game for Josh Okogie	90	87
3.5	Tre Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	90	88
0.0	Amen Thompson misses heave jump shot	90	88
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	90	88
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	90	88

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CHI
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for JD Davison	90	88
12:00	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Kevin Durant	90	88
12:00	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Kevin Huerter	90	88
12:00	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Tre Jones	90	88
12:00	Dalen Terry enters the game for Patrick Williams	90	88
11:50	Reed Sheppard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	90	88
11:48	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	90	88
11:38	Matas Buzelis misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	88
11:36	Steven Adams defensive rebound	90	88
11:26	Alperen Sengun misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot	90	88
11:25	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	90	88
11:10	Dalen Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper	90	88
11:03	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	90	88
10:46	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	92	88
10:30	Nikola Vucevic misses driving floating jump shot	92	88
10:27	Steven Adams defensive rebound	92	88
10:25	Amen Thompson misses running layup	92	88
10:22	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	92	88
10:13	Matas Buzelis makes 4-foot two point shot	92	90
9:55	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	92	90
9:55	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	93	90
9:55	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	94	90
9:31	Nikola Vucevic misses alley oop layup	94	90
9:29	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	94	90
9:27	Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point jumper	94	90
9:26	Bulls offensive team rebound	94	90
9:18	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot floating jump shot	94	90
9:15	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	94	90
9:14	Steven Adams shooting foul	94	90
9:14	Jalen Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	94	91
9:14	Jalen Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	94	92
9:00	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	94	92
9:00	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	94	92
9:00	Rockets offensive team rebound	94	92
9:00	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	94	92
8:59	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	94	92
8:47	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	94	92
8:44	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	94	92
8:30	Alperen Sengun makes 5-foot hook shot	96	92
8:16	Jalen Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	96	92
8:16	Jalen Smith vs. Steven Adams (Ayo Dosunmu gains possession)	96	92
8:16	Bulls offensive team rebound	96	92
8:16	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Matas Buzelis	96	92
8:01	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup	96	92
7:59	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	96	92
7:54	Reed Sheppard misses running layup	96	92
7:54	Dalen Terry defensive rebound	96	92
7:54	Dalen Terry lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)	96	92
7:54	Dalen Terry shooting foul	96	92
7:54	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	97	92
7:54	Kevin Durant enters the game for Steven Adams	97	92
7:54	Isaac Okoro enters the game for Dalen Terry	97	92
7:54	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	98	92
7:39	Reed Sheppard personal foul	98	92
7:31	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	98	92
7:31	Isaac Okoro makes free throw 1 of 2	98	93
7:31	Isaac Okoro misses free throw 2 of 2	98	93
7:31	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	98	93
7:31	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Jalen Smith	98	93
7:19	Nikola Vucevic blocks Alperen Sengun 's 3-foot driving layup	98	93
7:18	Bulls defensive team rebound	98	93
6:57	Nikola Vucevic misses 5-foot two point shot	98	93
6:55	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	98	93
6:45	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	98	93
6:44	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	98	93
6:36	Isaac Okoro makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	98	96
6:16	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	98	96
6:13	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	98	96
6:10	Reed Sheppard misses two point shot	98	96
6:06	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	98	96
6:02	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot running jump shot (Matas Buzelis assists)	98	99
6:02	Rockets Full timeout	98	99
6:02	JD Davison enters the game for Reed Sheppard	98	99
6:02	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	98	99
6:02	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	98	99
5:46	Kevin Huerter blocks Jabari Smith Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup	98	99
5:45	Bulls Full timeout	98	99
5:45	(05:45) [Bulls] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Bulls] retain their timeout	98	99
5:45	Rockets offensive team rebound	98	99
5:37	Amen Thompson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	101	99
5:15	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three pointer	101	102
4:54	Jalen Smith shooting foul	101	102
4:54	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	102	102
4:54	Tre Jones enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	102	102
4:54	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	103	102
4:38	Jalen Smith bad pass turnover (Steven Adams steals)	103	102
4:21	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Tre Jones steals)	103	102
4:18	Kevin Huerter misses running layup	103	102
4:16	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	103	102
4:05	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	103	102
4:03	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	103	102
3:51	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup (Jalen Smith assists)	103	104
3:30	Steven Adams misses finger roll layup	103	104
3:29	Steven Adams offensive rebound	103	104
3:29	Rockets Full timeout	103	104
3:29	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	103	104
3:29	Nikola Vucevic enters the game for Kevin Huerter	103	104
3:24	Kevin Durant makes 4-foot driving dunk (JD Davison assists)	105	104
3:10	Tre Jones makes two point shot	105	106
2:52	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	108	106
2:34	Isaac Okoro misses layup	108	106
2:34	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	108	106
2:29	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	108	106
2:29	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	109	106
2:29	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	110	106
2:12	Tre Jones makes driving layup	110	108
1:51	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (JD Davison assists)	112	108
1:39	Matas Buzelis misses 26-foot three point jumper	112	108
1:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	112	108
1:27	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	115	108
1:11	Alperen Sengun personal foul	115	108
1:11	Bulls Full timeout	115	108
1:11	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Isaac Okoro	115	108
1:05	Kevin Huerter makes 4-foot two point shot	115	110
43.7	Amen Thompson misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	115	110
41.6	Kevin Durant offensive rebound	115	110
39.9	Kevin Durant makes 3-foot driving dunk	117	110
35.0	Nikola Vucevic misses 26-foot three point jumper	117	110
32.1	JD Davison defensive rebound	117	110
9.9	Jalen Smith shooting foul	117	110
9.9	Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	118	110
9.9	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Kevin Durant	118	110
9.9	Josh Okogie enters the game for Alperen Sengun	118	110
9.9	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	119	110
0.0	Tre Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Vucevic assists)	119	113
0.0	(00:00) [Bulls] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	119	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	119	113
0.0	End of Game	119	113

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 14, 2026

Coverage

CHSN, Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Marc Davis, Matt Myers, Natalie Sago

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

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

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