Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
25
10
35
98
100
17
5
29
85
41
48
30
27
90
30
17
47
12
27
10
17
13
114
4
03
00
0
2421
1313
54
82
82
100
58
63
121
41
69
03
16
3428
6060
77
23
30
1822
69
4
911
710
78
611
26
637
43
57
43
55
2131
6060
0
0
0
24
13
54
8
8
100
5
6
11
4
6
0
1
34
60
3
0
0
21
13
62
2
2
100
8
3
11
1
9
3
6
28
60
7
2
29
18
6
33
9
7
78
6
2
8
4
5
4
5
21
60
7
3
43
22
9
41
11
10
91
11
6
17
3
7
3
5
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
41
7
17
41
2
4
50
6
7
86
1
4
5
1
3
1
1
0
22
9
none
Joakim
Noah
Joakim Noah
True
34
3
7
43
0
0
0
2
3
67
5
5
10
3
2
6
3
4
8
13
none
Pau
Gasol
Pau Gasol
True
34
10
16
62
0
0
0
7
7
100
5
9
14
3
0
2
2
1
27
2
double
Derrick
Rose
Derrick Rose
True
34
6
17
35
1
4
25
6
6
100
1
2
3
9
2
0
3
1
19
12
none
Kirk
Hinrich
Kirk Hinrich
True
23
4
6
67
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
10
-3
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
False
27
3
6
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
3
6
4
1
0
3
1
9
3
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
27
7
12
58
1
4
25
2
2
100
2
6
8
1
0
2
1
3
17
15
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
15
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
2
2
2
0
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-6
none
Cameron
Bairstow
Cameron Bairstow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nazr
Mohammed
Nazr Mohammed
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tony
Snell
Tony Snell
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2015
Wednesday
United Center
Chicago
Jazz
Utah
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
23
11
34
920
143
25
8
32
102
47
46
5
3
60
25
16
41
8
25
9
16
27
105
4
45
13
29
2725
1613
59
11
00
0
55
43
98
10
85
04
15
3329
6060
412
22
5
2723
126
5
12
12
100
87
72
159
43
84
32
46
2716
6060
4
1
25
27
16
59
1
0
0
5
4
9
1
8
0
1
33
60
5
3
60
25
13
52
1
0
0
5
3
8
0
5
4
5
29
60
4
2
50
27
12
44
1
1
100
8
7
15
4
8
3
4
27
60
12
2
17
23
6
26
2
2
100
7
2
9
3
4
2
6
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
41
6
13
46
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
10
14
1
0
1
4
3
12
0
double
James
Harden
James Harden
True
38
7
22
32
3
8
38
3
3
100
0
2
2
4
1
2
2
4
20
-10
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
34
3
11
27
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
5
6
5
3
2
2
4
7
-2
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
31
7
12
58
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
6
6
1
2
0
5
14
-8
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
True
26
8
14
57
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
3
1
1
1
4
16
5
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
False
25
10
20
50
1
5
20
0
0
0
4
2
6
2
3
0
4
3
21
-19
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
18
3
6
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
7
-5
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
16
3
3
100
2
2
100
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
8
-1
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-5
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2015
Wednesday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Cleveland
False
The Chicago Bulls ( 25 - 10 ) fended off the Houston Rockets ( 23 - 11 ) , 114 - 105 , at the United Center on Monday evening . Entering the fourth quarter with a six - point deficit facing them , the Bulls whittled away at the Rockets ' lead and finally knotted up the score at 100 with just under three minutes remaining . Thereafter , Chicago received scoring contributions from six different players , but their push in the final period was ultimately powered by rookie Nikola Mirotic and Jimmy Butler , who spearheaded a 31 - point explosion with a combined 17 points , nine rebounds , and three three - pointers . In the end , a Bulls squad without Mike Dunleavy ( ankle ) achieved its third victory in a row , and 10th in 11 contests , on the backs of a complete team effort led by Pau Gasol 's 27 points and 14 rebounds . Meanwhile , Derrick Rose toughed out a right hip contusion en route to 19 points and nine assists in 34 minutes . By the final horn , the Bulls had accumulated a whopping 12 blocks , 10 steals , and 30 free - throw attempts , of which they knocked down 27 . On the other side , the Rockets fell to 3 - 4 with newcomer Josh Smith , despite his team - high 21 points on 10 - of - 20 from the field . While Dwight Howard posted a customary , but underwhelming double - double ( 12 points and 14 boards ) , James Harden was perhaps the primary reason for Houston 's downfall , missing all three field goal attempts and committing three fouls , including a charge for one of his two turnovers in the fourth quarter . Harden still managed a stat - laden line , recording 20 points , three assists , two rebounds , two blocks , and one steal in 38 minutes , and backcourt mate Patrick Beverley aided the Rockets ' effort further with 14 points , six assists , and six rebounds . However , knocking down only 8 - for - 25 from three - point range did n't do them any favors in the loss . Houston will continue their three - game road swing Wednesday in Cleveland , while the Bulls remain home for Wednesday 's outing against the Jazz .
The Chicago Bulls (25 - 10) fended off the Houston Rockets (23 - 11), 114 - 105, at the United Center on Monday evening. Entering the fourth quarter with a six - point deficit facing them, the Bulls whittled away at the Rockets' lead and finally knotted up the score at 100 with just under three minutes remaining. Thereafter, Chicago received scoring contributions from six different players, but their push in the final period was ultimately powered by rookie Nikola Mirotic and Jimmy Butler, who spearheaded a 31 - point explosion with a combined 17 points, nine rebounds, and three three - pointers. In the end, a Bulls squad without Mike Dunleavy (ankle) achieved its third victory in a row, and 10th in 11 contests, on the backs of a complete team effort led by Pau Gasol's 27 points and 14 rebounds. Meanwhile, Derrick Rose toughed out a right hip contusion en route to 19 points and nine assists in 34 minutes. By the final horn, the Bulls had accumulated a whopping 12 blocks, 10 steals, and 30 free - throw attempts, of which they knocked down 27. On the other side, the Rockets fell to 3 - 4 with newcomer Josh Smith, despite his team - high 21 points on 10 - of - 20 from the field. While Dwight Howard posted a customary, but underwhelming double - double (12 points and 14 boards), James Harden was perhaps the primary reason for Houston's downfall, missing all three field goal attempts and committing three fouls, including a charge for one of his two turnovers in the fourth quarter. Harden still managed a stat - laden line, recording 20 points, three assists, two rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in 38 minutes, and backcourt mate Patrick Beverley aided the Rockets' effort further with 14 points, six assists, and six rebounds. However, knocking down only 8 - for - 25 from three - point range didn't do them any favors in the loss. Houston will continue their three - game road swing Wednesday in Cleveland, while the Bulls remain home for Wednesday's outing against the Jazz.
The Chicago Bulls (25 - 10) fended off the Houston Rockets (23 - 11), 114 - 105, at the United Center on Monday evening. Entering the fourth quarter with a six - point deficit facing them, the Bulls whittled away at the Rockets' lead and finally knotted up the score at 100 with just under three minutes remaining. Thereafter, Chicago received scoring contributions from six different players, but their push in the final period was ultimately powered by rookie Nikola Mirotic and Jimmy Butler, who spearheaded a 31 - point explosion with a combined 17 points, nine rebounds, and three three - pointers. In the end, a Bulls squad without Mike Dunleavy (ankle) achieved its third victory in a row, and 10th in 11 contests, on the backs of a complete team effort led by Pau Gasol's 27 points and 14 rebounds. Meanwhile, Derrick Rose toughed out a right hip contusion en route to 19 points and nine assists in 34 minutes. By the final horn, the Bulls had accumulated a whopping 12 blocks, 10 steals, and 30 free - throw attempts, of which they knocked down 27. On the other side, the Rockets fell to 3 - 4 with newcomer Josh Smith, despite his team - high 21 points on 10 - of - 20 from the field. While Dwight Howard posted a customary, but underwhelming double - double (12 points and 14 boards), James Harden was perhaps the primary reason for Houston's downfall, missing all three field goal attempts and committing three fouls, including a charge for one of his two turnovers in the fourth quarter. Harden still managed a stat - laden line, recording 20 points, three assists, two rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in 38 minutes, and backcourt mate Patrick Beverley aided the Rockets' effort further with 14 points, six assists, and six rebounds. However, knocking down only 8 - for - 25 from three - point range didn't do them any favors in the loss. Houston will continue their three - game road swing Wednesday in Cleveland, while the Bulls remain home for Wednesday's outing against the Jazz.
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<OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Rose <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 9 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kirk Hinrich <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joakim Noah <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 6 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tony Snell <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nazr Mohammed <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Bairstow <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 21 <FG> 10 20 50 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 22 32 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 5 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none