The Houston Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 101 - 90 on Wednesday at the Toyota Center in Houston. The Rockets were the superior shooters in this one, going 41 percent from the field, while the Bulls went just 35 percent. The Bulls were able to out - rebound the Rockets 60 - 47, but they were forced into 13 turnovers, compared to only six from the Rockets. The Bulls have now lost three straight. Like he's done all season, James Harden led the Rockets in this one, finishing with a team - high 27 points (9 - 20 FG, 3 - 5 3Pt, 6 - 6 FT), to go along with four assists and two blocked shots. He's now had two impressive games in a row, combining for 53 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. Trevor Ariza was dialed in with his shot, going 7 - for - 10 from the field and 3 - for - 5 from the three - point line to score 20 points, while also adding five rebounds and two steals. He's combined to go 13 - for - 25 from the field and 6 - for - 12 from the three - point line over his last two games, as he'll look to continue with his hot shooting moving forward. Recording his second double - double in his last three games, Donatas Motiejunas posted 15 points (7 - 15 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. In those last three games he's averaging 21 points and 9 rebounds as he's turned it on a bit. Both Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose did everything they could to keep the Bulls in this game. Butler went 9 - for - 18 from the field and 3 - for - 5 from the three - point line to record 27 points, while also adding six rebounds. He's combined for 49 points and 13 rebounds over his last two games, pushing his season averages to 21 points and six rebounds per game. Rose on the other hand recorded 23 points (9 - 22 FG, 2 - 9 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT), four rebounds and two assists. It was his second straight night posting 23 points. Both Taj Gibson and Pau Gasol posted double - doubles. Gibson had 12 points (4 - 9 FG, 4 - 6 FT) and 10 rebounds, while Gasol finished with 16 points (5 - 10 FG, 6 - 7 FT) and 12 rebounds. Joakim Noah had an awful game offensively (0 - 8 FG, 0 - 1 3Pt), posting one point, but he did grab 19 rebounds as he was a force on the boards. The Rockets' next game will be at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, while the Bulls will travel to New Orleans to play the Pelicans on Saturday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Bulls') has 35 Percentage of field goals ,has 90 Total points ,has 60 Points in 1st quarter ."]