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Bulls race to 20-point lead in 1st quarter, hang on to beat the Rockets 132-124
CHICAGO (AP) 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.
Rockets: Visit Minnesota on Wednesday.
Bulls: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Nick Richards (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:32 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:18 | | Amen Thompson misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Matas Buzelis turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 10:59 | | Nick Richards blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:57 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:33 | | Kevin Durant misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 2-8 |
| 10:09 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:40 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-11 |
| 9:24 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Josh Giddey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (Matas Buzelis assists) | 4-13 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 6-13 |
| 8:12 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Tre Jones's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 7:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:33 | | Nick Richards misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:19 | | Nick Richards kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:10 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Leonard Miller assists) | 6-15 |
| 7:03 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-16 |
| 6:53 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:40 | | Leonard Miller misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Leonard Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point stepback jump shot (Leonard Miller assists) | 6-19 |
| 6:16 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 6:06 | | Josh Giddey blocks Tari Eason's three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point putback layup | 8-19 |
| 5:54 | | Leonard Miller turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-19 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point pullup jump shot (Leonard Miller assists) | 10-22 |
| 5:13 | | Matas Buzelis personal foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 12-22 |
| 4:48 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 4:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-23 |
| 4:24 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-24 |
| 4:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point tip layup | 14-24 |
| 3:55 | | Tari Eason blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:53 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running layup | 16-24 |
| 3:42 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-27 |
| 3:20 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-28 |
| 3:09 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-29 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot | 18-29 |
| 2:45 | | Leonard Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-29 |
| 2:21 | | +3 | Leonard Miller makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 20-32 |
| 2:09 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:09 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-32 |
| 2:09 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:06 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point stepback jump shot | 21-34 |
| 1:41 | | Amen Thompson flagrant 1 (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Ime Udoka technical foul | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 21-35 |
| 1:41 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 21-36 |
| 1:41 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 21-37 |
| 1:26 | | Leonard Miller misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:24 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Tre Jones assists) | 21-39 |
| 0:49 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 0:37 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Leonard Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 21-41 |
| 0:05 | | Tre Jones personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:00 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 21-43 |
| 11:31 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:31 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-43 |
| 11:31 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-43 |
| 11:19 | | Tre Jones turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Holiday steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 23-45 |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 25-45 |
| 10:56 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-45 |
| 10:56 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Jalen Smith blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:25 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-45 |
| 9:51 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Jalen Smith blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 28-48 |
| 8:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Rob Dillingham defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Rob Dillingham turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 8:42 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 30-48 |
| 8:19 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Matas Buzelis's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Matas Buzelis offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Bulls turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:28 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Rob Dillingham steals) | ||
| 7:15 | | Rob Dillingham misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 32-48 |
| 6:26 | | Leonard Miller misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:26 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Nick Richards personal foul (Loose ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 34-48 |
| 6:10 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Leonard Miller makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 34-51 |
| 5:41 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Rob Dillingham makes two point driving floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 34-53 |
| 5:12 | | Leonard Miller kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:05 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:38 | | Collin Sexton misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 4:25 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point running jump shot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 34-56 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 36-56 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Rob Dillingham makes two point driving layup | 36-58 |
| 3:41 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists) | 39-58 |
| 3:26 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving layup | 39-60 |
| 3:12 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 42-60 |
| 3:04 | | +3 | Rob Dillingham makes three point pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 42-63 |
| 3:03 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:44 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 43-63 |
| 2:44 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 2:44 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 44-63 |
| 2:18 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:01 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Amen Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:00 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Tari Eason misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:41 | | Matas Buzelis personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-63 |
| 1:41 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:37 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 45-65 |
| 1:19 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:19 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-65 |
| 1:11 | | Matas Buzelis turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 48-65 |
| 0:41 | | Collin Sexton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 48-67 |
| 11:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 50-67 |
| 11:18 | | Jalen Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 52-67 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Nick Richards makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 52-70 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 54-70 |
| 10:29 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:14 | | Matas Buzelis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:01 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 54-72 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 56-72 |
| 9:10 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Tre Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving layup | 56-74 |
| 8:47 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 56-77 |
| 8:20 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Collin Sexton's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 58-77 |
| 7:57 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:52 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 60-77 |
| 7:37 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:35 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 60-80 |
| 7:01 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 62-80 |
| 6:58 | | Nick Richards technical foul | ||
| 6:58 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 63-80 |
| 6:49 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 63-83 |
| 6:39 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 65-83 |
| 6:25 | | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 66-83 |
| 6:11 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Collin Sexton misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 6:05 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 69-83 |
| 5:55 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-84 |
| 5:55 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-85 |
| 5:40 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 72-85 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Leonard Miller makes two point driving hook shot | 72-87 |
| 5:11 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Josh Giddey misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 74-87 |
| 4:33 | | Patrick Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +2 | Leonard Miller makes two point cutting layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 74-89 |
| 3:35 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup | 74-91 |
| 3:25 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:11 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 75-91 |
| 3:11 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 3:11 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 76-91 |
| 2:46 | | Jalen Smith misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Holiday assists) | 78-91 |
| 2:27 | | Tre Jones shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 79-91 |
| 2:09 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Holiday steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 1:45 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | Tre Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:45 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-92 |
| 1:33 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 81-92 |
| 1:33 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:33 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:28 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Jump ball. Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Jalen Smith (Aaron Holiday gains possession) | ||
| 1:26 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:18 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Leonard Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Leonard Miller makes two point tip dunk | 81-94 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 83-94 |
| 0:41 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:41 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:41 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-95 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 85-95 |
| 0:13 | | Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 87-95 |
| 0:00 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Matas Buzelis personal foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 89-95 |
| 11:27 | | Amen Thompson blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving layup | 91-95 |
| 11:16 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:02 | | Amen Thompson blocks Rob Dillingham's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:02 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:54 | | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-96 |
| 10:54 | | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-97 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 94-97 |
| 10:14 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +2 | Rob Dillingham makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 94-99 |
| 9:43 | | +3 | Alperen Sengun makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 97-99 |
| 9:30 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-100 |
| 9:30 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-101 |
| 9:16 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:14 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Nick Richards misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Nick Richards misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:05 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Collin Sexton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:03 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:49 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:47 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 99-101 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving floating jump shot | 99-103 |
| 7:58 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point pullup jump shot | 99-106 |
| 7:27 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 102-106 |
| 7:18 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Matas Buzelis misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 104-106 |
| 6:37 | | Nick Richards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 106-106 |
| 6:28 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:14 | | Tre Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 109-106 |
| 5:43 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup | 109-108 |
| 5:29 | | Rob Dillingham personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:16 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 112-108 |
| 4:55 | | Rob Dillingham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 112-110 |
| 4:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 112-112 |
| 3:55 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 112-113 |
| 3:42 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:37 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Leonard Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | Leonard Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:37 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +1 | Leonard Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-114 |
| 3:19 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 3:12 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:12 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) | 114-114 |
| 2:59 | | Leonard Miller shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:56 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Leonard Miller makes two point driving dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 114-116 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot | 116-116 |
| 2:00 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-117 |
| 2:00 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-118 |
| 1:40 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-118 |
| 1:40 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-118 |
| 1:25 | | Josh Giddey misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 118-121 |
| 1:10 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 118-124 |
| 1:00 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:57 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 121-124 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 121-127 |
| 0:30 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point stepback jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 124-127 |
| 0:10 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving layup | 124-129 |
| 0:10 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:09 | | Kevin Durant offensive foul (Off the ball) (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | ||
| 0:09 | | Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:09 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:09 | | Ime Udoka technical foul | ||
| 0:09 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 124-130 |
| 0:07 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 124-131 |
| 0:07 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 124-132 |
| 0:03 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:07 |
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+ 1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:07 |
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Amen Thompson personal foul (Take) (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | 0:07 |
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+ 1 | Josh Giddey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 0:09 |
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Ime Udoka technical foul | 0:09 |
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Bulls 60 second timeout | 0:09 |
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Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul) | 0:09 |
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Kevin Durant offensive foul (Off the ball) (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | 0:09 |
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Rockets 60 second timeout | 0:10 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 124 | 132 |
| Field Goals | 49-92 (53.3%) | 45-90 (50.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-41 (26.8%) | 19-38 (50.0%) |
| Free Throws | 15-24 (62.5%) | 23-28 (82.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 50 | 55 |
| Offensive | 8 | 7 |
| Defensive | 33 | 38 |
| Team | 9 | 10 |
| Assists | 27 | 30 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 7 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 14 |
| Fouls | 19 | 21 |
| Technicals | 2 | 1 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 40 | 7 | 5 | 15/23 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -18 | 53 |
| A. Sengun | 33 | 13 | 10 | 16/19 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 68 |
| A. Thompson | 23 | 3 | 1 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 30 |
| R. Sheppard | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5/17 | 3/14 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 30 |
| J. Smith | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2/10 | 1/7 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 40 | 7 | 5 | 15/23 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -18 | 53 |
| A. Sengun | 33 | 13 | 10 | 16/19 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 68 |
| A. Thompson | 23 | 3 | 1 | 8/12 | 0/1 | 7/9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 30 |
| R. Sheppard | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5/17 | 3/14 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 30 |
| J. Smith | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2/10 | 1/7 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Eason | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 10 |
| A. Holiday | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +22 | 10 |
| C. Capela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 3 |
| J. Tate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| J. Okogie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 124 | 41 | 27 | 49/92 | 11/41 | 15/24 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 33 | -40 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Buzelis | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8/16 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 26 |
| J. Giddey | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4/14 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | +7 | 49 |
| T. Jones | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6/11 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +13 | 33 |
| J. Smith | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +17 | 24 |
| N. Richards | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Buzelis | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8/16 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 26 |
| J. Giddey | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4/14 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | +7 | 49 |
| T. Jones | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6/11 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +13 | 33 |
| J. Smith | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +17 | 24 |
| N. Richards | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Sexton | 25 | 4 | 2 | 6/14 | 4/7 | 9/10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 34 |
| L. Miller | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | +4 | 31 |
| R. Dillingham | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 16 |
| P. Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| L. Olbrich | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y. Kawamura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. McClung | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 132 | 45 | 30 | 45/90 | 19/38 | 23/28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 38 | +40 | - |
