{"id":402526,"date":"2026-01-12T07:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402526\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:12:04","slug":"houston-takes-home-win-streak-into-matchup-with-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/402526\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston takes home win streak into matchup with Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago Bulls<\/a> (18-20, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (22-14, seventh in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Chicago aiming to extend its six-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 11-2 in home games. Houston is 8-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.7 turnovers per game.<\/p>\n

The Bulls are 7-11 on the road. Chicago is sixth in the NBA scoring 17.9 fast break points per game. Coby White<\/a> leads the Bulls averaging 3.5.<\/p>\n

The Rockets score 117.9 points per game, 2.9 fewer points than the 120.8 the Bulls give up. The Bulls are shooting 47.3% from the field, 1.0% higher than the 46.3% the Rockets’ opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Amen Thompson<\/a> is shooting 51.8% and averaging 18.7 points for the Rockets. Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 27.9 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Matas Buzelis<\/a> is averaging 14.9 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Bulls. Nikola Vucevic<\/a> is averaging 17.9 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 54.3% over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 5-5, averaging 109.9 points, 49.5 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 7.7 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.1 points per game.<\/p>\n

Bulls: 5-5, averaging 111.2 points, 47.5 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 5.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Tari Eason<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Bulls: Noa Essengue<\/a>: out for season (shoulder), Josh Giddey<\/a>: out (hamstring), Zach Collins<\/a>: day to day (toe).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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