Game Thread Regular Season Game #35 - Bulls vs Rockets

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HOUSTON ROCKETS (23-10) @ CHICAGO BULLS (23-10)
Game 35, Home Game 17
Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
Comcast SportsNet / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO-AM

Game Notes

BULLS/ROCKETS STREAKS
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK .............. 1 Win
BULLS ROAD STREAK .......... 2 Losses

BULLS VS. ROCKETS THIS SEASON
Jan. 5 @ Chicago –
Feb. 4 @ Houston –

ALL-TIME
Overall 65-63
Home 41-22
Road 20-40
Neutral 4-1



Chicago Bulls (23-10)
Home 9-6
Road 14-4

Bulls Season Averages:
PPG: 102.8 (Opp: 98.6)
RPG: 46.0 (Opp: 42.8)
APG: 21.8 (Opp: 20.6)
SPG: 5.91 (Opp: 7.56)
BPG: 6.71 (Opp: 5.12)
TO: 13.6 (Opp: 11.6)
FG%: .448 (Opp: .432)
FT%: .777 (Opp: .772)
3p%: .361 (Opp: .349)

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG -
Jimmy Butler - SG -
Nikola Mirotic - SF -
Pau Gasol - PF -
Joakim Noah - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Butler 21.9, Gasol 18.0
Rebounds: Gasol 11.2, Noah 9.9
Assists: Rose 4.8, Noah 3.9
Steals: Butler 1.58, Hinrich 0.89
Blocks: Gasol 2.35, Gibson 1.44

FG%: Gibson .522, Butler .483
FT%: Brooks .863, Butler .833
3FG%: Brooks .421, Dunleavy .417

Injury report
Doug McDermott (right knee) is out
Mike Dunleavy (right ankle) is questionable
Derrick Rose (right hip contusion), Kirk Hinrich (left hamstring strain), Taj Gibson (right ankle), , Pau Gasol (left chest contusion) are probable.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Boston Celtics (23-10)
Home 12-6
Road 11-4

Probable Rockets starters

Patrick Beverly - PG
James Harden - SG
Trevor Ariza - SF
Donatas Motiejunas - PF
Dwight Howard - C

Injury report
Trevor Ariza (right ankle soreness), James Harden (strained left hamstring) and Dwight Howard
(strained right knee) are PROBABLE.
Terrence Jones (left leg nerve inflammation) and Alexey Shved
(left ankle sprain) are OUT.
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Houston is 5-5 in their last 10 and have fallen to 3rd place in the Southwest. We're catching them at a good time (for us).

 

Glad Jimmy B is back.

 

One of these guys is not like the others. One of these guys doesn't belong.

Like an SAT question.

Hint: 5th most minutes on the team and a PER hovering around 8.0.

 

We need Rose to play well

 

Nice tribute to Stuart Scott

 

Gasol with the left handed hook

 

Butler fouled in the lane.

FTA good
FTA good

 

Hinrich with the jumper

 

Howard Dunks

 

Gasol with the jumper

 

Gasol scores from the baseline

 

Gasol hits from the key

 

Noah fouled down low

FTA good
FTA good

 

Rose misses Noah tips, misses tips in his miss