The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Chicago Bulls, 121 - 117, in overtime at Toyota Center on Friday evening. The Rockets were trailing by eight points with three minutes left in regulation but surged back to tie it up, thanks to a few major defensive stops, including a couple of steals by Trevor Ariza, and some clutch offense from the likes of James Harden, Eric Gordon and Ariza. The Rockets then owned the overtime period, where they outscored the Bulls 13 - 9. James Harden led the Rockets (37 - 17) with 42 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, in his franchise - high 34th 40 - point game with the Rockets. Three other players scored in double digits for Houston, including Eric Gordon, who came up with 21 points on 8 - of - 17 shooting, in 34 minutes off the bench. Ryan Anderson went scoreless in 33 minutes, as he went 0 - of - 7 from the field. The Rockets shot 16 - of - 43 from deep and struggled from the free throw line, where they hit only 17 - of - 25. Nonetheless the came out with a huge win, moving to 19 - 6 at home this season. They now have a couple days off, before they play host to the Magic on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Bulls (25 - 26) fell apart late in the fourth, after they were leading by eight with five minutes to go. They gave up 17 turnovers in the contest, which came back to bite them, as a couple of those directly led to the Rockets' comeback. The Bulls were playing without Jimmy Butler who was a last minute scratch due to a heel injury. Michael Carter-Williams was the high - point man for Chicago, as he finished with 23 points, to go along with nine rebounds, six assists and one block, 35 minutes. Dwyane Wade chipped in 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while Taj Gibson added 20 points, six rebounds and three assists. The Bulls will look to bounce back, as they go on to visit Sacramento on Monday.
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