Bulls race to 20-point lead in 1st quarter, hang on to beat the Rockets 132-124
The Bulls (29-42) led by as many as 22 points after scoring a season-high 41 points in the first quarter.
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The Bulls (29-42) led by as many as 22 points after scoring a season-high 41 points in the first quarter.
Coby White led the way for the Bulls with 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Tre Jones finished with 19 points and six assists for Chicago.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 15 points, and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 12 off the bench as the Bulls dropped their second straight and third in four.
For the Bulls, Ayo Dosunmu led the way with 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting.
Zach LaVine made a big 3-pointer with 1:46 left in overtime.
The Bulls trailed by four points midway through the fourth before going on a 13-0 run for a 115-106 lead with two minutes remaining.
DeMar DeRozan scored 31 for the Bulls, who won their previous three games.
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets on Monday night.
Danuel House Jr. had 18 points, Christian Wood added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets ended their losing streak at 15, beating the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Coby White scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls used a big third quarter to pull away for a win over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Monday night.
Zach LaVine scored 33 points, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a strong effort by Victor Oladipo in his Houston debut, beating the Rockets on Monday night.
Coach Billy Donovan and the Bulls hosted the Houston Rockets in preseason action on Sunday.
The Bulls were a woeful 4-for-32 shooting from 3-point range.
Zach LaVine had 29 points for the Bulls, who lost their sixth straight game and for the 10th time in 11 games.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 21 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Jabari Parker added 15 points as the Bulls lost their fourth straight game — going 0-4 in the homestand — and dropped their fifth straight to the Rockets.
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