Game ID: 22300523
Houston Rockets @ Chicago Bulls
Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
CHI 28 34 32 18 12 124HOU 24 30 29 29 7 119
CHI vs HOU ScoutingCHI vs HOU Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT LaVine missed 15 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Vučević missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 27 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Williams 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Drummond 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 16 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Vučević missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Drummond 17 to 26 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 17 since 11/30, returns tonight: 30 min (86% of 35)
OUT Vučević missed 5 since 12/26, returns tonight: 25 min (73% of 34)
OUT Craig missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
NEW Drummond 17 to 30 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/08 · 2 days' restOUT Craig missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 30 min since (86% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 25 min since (73% of 34)
NEW Drummond 17 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 31 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 28 min since (81% of 34)
NEW Drummond 17 to 27 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 32 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 36 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 32 min since (93% of 34)
NEW Drummond 17 to 23 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Craig missed 13 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 24 min (171% of 14)
OUT Bitim missed 33 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 35 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 32 min since (94% of 34)
CHI availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Craig missed 14 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 34 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 1/05 after 17, 36 min since (102% of 35)
BACK Vučević back 1/05 after 5, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 24 min since (171% of 14)
CHI availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 23 min (86% of 27)
OUT Craig missed 15 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Bitim missed 35 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Carter back 1/13 after 2, 17 min since (125% of 14)
HOU availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Eason back 12/23 after 2, 25 min since (113% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 26 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 5 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Whitmore back 12/27 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Landale back 12/27 after 2, 8 min since (59% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 28 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 6 since 12/27, out tonight
NEW Je. Green 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Tate 16 to 27 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 7 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Landale missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
NEW Tate 16 to 26 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 8 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Landale missed 3 since 1/06, out tonight
NEW Smith Jr. 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Tate 16 to 25 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 9 since 12/27, returns tonight: 25 min (81% of 31)
OUT Landale missed 4 since 1/06, returns tonight: 12 min (88% of 14)
NEW Smith Jr. 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Tate 16 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Brooks back 1/13 after 9, 25 min since (81% of 31)
BACK Landale back 1/13 after 4, 12 min since (88% of 14)
NEW Smith Jr. 32 to 38 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK Brooks back 1/13 after 9, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Landale back 1/13 after 4, 10 min since (76% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 22 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without Craig (11 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 24 and VanVleet at 18 a game. Without Brooks (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 40 percent from three to Chicago's 31 and the glass, where Chicago has been plus-4 a night and Houston minus-2. Call it Chicago 111, Houston 109, Houston keeping it close.
1/02 @ PHI 97-110 — CHI notes
CHI lost 97-110. CHI took 16 more shots (96 to 80), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to PHI's 48%, 7 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to PHI's 30. DeRozan led with 16 (5 of 10, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Dosunmu added 15, White 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-12, the deficit cut from 26 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 98-72 against them. Drummond's -31 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ NYK 100-116 — CHI notes
CHI lost 100-116. CHI shot 42% (37 of 89) to NYK's 52%, 13 of 32 from three. The glass went 39-52 against them. DeRozan led with 28 (10 of 13, 3 of 4 from three); White added 26, Caruso 13. Q2 was theirs, 31-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 91-69 against them. They led by as many as 10. DeRozan's -25 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 vs CHA 104-91 — CHI notes
CHI won 104-91. CHI shot 54% (40 of 74) to CHA's 40%, 10 of 28 from three. White led with 22 (7 of 12, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); DeRozan added 17, LaVine 15. The hinge was Q4, 30-22: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 21. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/08 @ CHA 119-112 — CHI notes
CHI won 119-112 in 1 overtime. CHI shot 49% (45 of 92) to CHA's 43%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHA's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 15. White led with 27 (10 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Vučević added 21, Drummond 21. The hinge was Q2, 27-18: CHI came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 8. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
1/10 vs HOU 124-119 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-119 in 1 overtime. CHI shot 44% (42 of 95) to HOU's 48%, 19 of 47 from three. White led with 30 (9 of 17, 6 of 11 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LaVine added 25, DeRozan 19. The hinge was OT1, 12-7: from level to 5 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Vučević was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/12 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 24 and DeRozan at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Craig (12 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 19 a game. Without Green (14 straight), Paul (2 straight), Payton II (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 126. Call it Chicago 117, Golden State 112.
1/13 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 19 a game. Without Collins (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 26 and DeRozan at 24 a game. Without Craig (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the line, where San Antonio takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 20. Call it San Antonio 116, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
1/15 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and LeVert at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Garland (12 straight), Eva. Mobley (16 straight). 3 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Craig (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-11 a night and Chicago minus-1 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 106 a night to Chicago's 116. Call it Cleveland 117, Chicago 111.
1/18 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. Without Poeltl (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 23 and DeRozan at 20 a game. Without Williams (2 straight), Craig (15 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 117, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
1/03 vs BKN 112-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 112-101. HOU shot 49% (37 of 76) to BKN's 39%, 19 of 39 from three. HOU turned it over 16 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 11 steals. Sengun led with 30 (11 of 17, 8 of 10 at the line); VanVleet added 21, Ja. Green 14. The hinge was Q3, 38-25: HOU came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 18. HOU trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 63-51. VanVleet was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/05 vs MIN 95-122 — HOU notes
HOU lost 95-122. HOU shot 40% (36 of 90) to MIN's 52%, 12 of 32 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Ja. Green led with 20 (7 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Sengun added 19, Smith Jr. 16. Q2 was theirs, 22-24, but the other 3 periods went 98-73 against them. Thompson's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs MIL 112-108 — HOU notes
HOU won 112-108. HOU shot 43% (36 of 83) to MIL's 46%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 32 times to MIL's 42. Sengun led with 21 (7 of 21, 7 of 10 at the line); Je. Green added 16, Ja. Green 16. The hinge was Q1, 29-18: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 21.
1/08 @ MIA 113-120 — HOU notes
HOU lost 113-120. HOU shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIA's 50%, 14 of 41 from three. VanVleet led with 32 (10 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Sengun added 22, Ja. Green 11. Q2 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 7 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 95-81 against them. Smith Jr.'s -11 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/10 @ CHI 119-124 — HOU notes
HOU lost 119-124 in 1 overtime. HOU shot 48% (48 of 101) to CHI's 44%, 11 of 45 from three. Sengun led with 25 (11 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 3 of 8 at the line); VanVleet added 20, Smith Jr. 18. Q4 was theirs, 29-18, the deficit cut from 11 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 106-90 against them. Tate's -13 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 21 and Cunningham at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Stewart (8 straight), Bagley III (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Brooks (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 115 a night to Detroit's 132 and the line, where Houston takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 19. Call it Houston 118, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
1/13 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. Without Brooks (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the line, where Boston takes 29 free throws a game to Houston's 24. Call it Boston 119, Houston 111.
1/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Harris at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Embiid (3 straight), Covington (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and VanVleet at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-0 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 115 a night to Houston's 121. Call it Philadelphia 117, Houston 112.
1/17 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 26 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Brunson (2 straight), Robinson (19 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Houston's 125 and the arc, New York at 35 percent from three to Houston's 28. Call it New York 117, Houston 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
VU Vucevic
ZL Z. LaVine
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
CHI/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Coby White scores 30 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 124-119 in overtime
CHICAGO -- — Coby White scored 30 points and Zach LaVine made a big 3-pointer with 1:46 left in overtime, helping the Chicago Bulls top the Houston Rockets 124-119 on Wednesday night.
“Big-time players make big-time plays,” White said of LaVine’s performance late in the game. “He was aggressive. That’s what we want him to do.”
LaVine finished with 25 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and three steals in Chicago’s third consecutive win. DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points on 5-for-19 shooting, and Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 15 rebounds.
LaVine and Vucevic were back in the starting lineup and without minute restrictions for their third game back after being sidelined by injuries.
“They didn’t go in early, but I thought the way he was playing in terms of decisiveness was really good,” coach Billy Donovan said of LaVine. “In overtime he really kept his head in the game and made some big plays for us, even picked up a couple loose basketballs and a couple of rebounds. He’s had a lot of amazing games throughout his career. I don’t know if I can sit here and say that was the best one I’ve seen. But certainly if you look at the all-around game he played on both ends of the floor, you could put that up there.”
Despite being held scoreless in the first half, Alperen Sengun had 25 points for the Rockets. Fred VanVleet had 20 points and 10 assists, and Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
“He played one half of basketball, basically,” coach Ime Udoka said of Sengun. “He decided to show up at halftime and exerted himself the way he normally does. You saw the player that he is.”
Houston rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter. But it dropped to 0-2 on a six-game trip.
After an Ayo Dosunmu corner 3 put the Bulls up 101-85 with just over nine minutes remaining, Houston outscored Chicago 27-11 through the end of regulation. After a driving Sengun layup tied it at 112 with 23.2 seconds left, DeRozan and Smith traded missed jumpers in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.
The Rockets led 119-114 with 2:50 left in overtime, but LaVine responded with six straight points for the Bulls. LaVine’s 3 put Chicago ahead to stay, and White made another 3 to make it 123-119 with 1:04 remaining.
“We were a little stuck,” LaVine said. “I think it was a turning point where either you’re going to make something or the game is going to go south. I tried to just create something.”
Under Udoka, the Rockets have held opponents to the lowest 3-point shooting percentage in the NBA this season. But the Bulls shot a blistering 8 for 11 from beyond the arc in the second quarter, when White scored 11 to help his team to a 62-54 lead at the break.
White finished with six 3s as the Bulls went 19 for 47 from beyond the arc. The Rockets have yet to win a game this season in which they allowed 15 made 3-pointers or more.
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