01Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 40 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15-23 | 5-10 | 5-8 | -18 |
| Amen Thompson | 39 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 7-9 | -12 |
| Alperen Sengun | 38 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16-19 | 1-2 | 0-3 | -6 |
| Reed Sheppard | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5-17 | 3-14 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Aaron Holiday | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Tari Eason | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Clint Capela | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Josh Okogie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 124 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 49-92 | 11-41 | 15-24 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | 39 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-14 | 3-8 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Matas Buzelis | 35 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-16 | 5-9 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Tre Jones | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | +13 |
| Collin Sexton | 26 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 4-7 | 9-10 | +2 |
| Jalen Smith | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Nick Richards | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Leonard Miller | 23 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Patrick Williams | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Rob Dillingham | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Team | 132 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 45-90 | 19-38 | 23-28 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Rockets edges
- On defenseHouston's defense defends without fouling (5th) against a Chicago offense that rarely gets to the line (24th).
Bulls edges
No clear mismatch in Chicago's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| HOU | Rank | Stat | Rank | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119.6 | 8th | Offensive rating | 24th | 113.8 |
| 114.2 | 7th | Defensive rating | 22nd | 118.9 |
| +5.4 | 6th | Net rating | 22nd | -5.1 |
| 95.2 | 29th | Pace | 2nd | 101.9 |
| 54.2 | 17th | Effective FG % | 14th | 54.7 |
| 12.6 | 20th | Turnover % | 22nd | 12.7 |
| 34.8 | 1st | Offensive rebound % | 27th | 23.1 |
| 19.9 | 19th | Free throw rate | 24th | 19.1 |
| 53.0 | 6th | Opponent eFG % | 20th | 55.3 |
| 11.6 | 21st | Forced turnover % | 29th | 10.6 |
| 74.5 | 9th | Defensive rebound % | 6th | 75.5 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 7th | 19.0 |