Chicago Bulls 114, Houston Rockets 117 — Recap

March 15, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 114, Houston Rockets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 29-22 HOU; Q2 CHI 36-38 HOU; Q3 CHI 18-25 HOU; Q4 CHI 31-32 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-21 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Tre Jones (CHI) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 11-25 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 9-18 FG

Scoring · CHI

Coby White

23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 7-21 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	29	36	18	31		114
HOU	22	38	25	32		117

🧮 How They Scored

CHIHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.8%Effective FG%52.0%

9.1%Turnover %9.1%

11.6%Offensive rebound %34.0%

0.172Free-throw rate0.265

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	39	23	7	4	—	—	2	7-21	1-7	8-8	+5
Kevin Huerter G	34	9	1	4	1	—	2	4-11	1-6	—	-7
Tre Jones G	33	19	2	6	—	—	1	8-13	2-2	1-2	-17
Nikola Vucevic C	29	15	7	3	—	—	—	6-10	3-4	—	-2
Patrick Williams F	23	10	3	1	1	1	—	4-5	1-2	1-2	-6
Matas Buzelis F	19	10	3	1	1	2	2	4-10	2-5	—	-7
Julian Phillips F	19	8	1	1	2	—	—	2-6	1-2	3-3	+11
Zach Collins F-C	19	5	5	—	—	1	2	2-5	0-2	1-1	-1
Dalen Terry F	13	11	1	3	1	1	1	4-5	3-3	—	+6
Jalen Smith F-C	12	4	6	1	—	—	—	2-7	0-5	—	+3

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Green G	38	28	6	3	—	1	1	11-25	5-13	1-2	+4
Alperen Sengun F-C	37	24	15	4	2	2	3	9-18	0-1	6-8	+12
Fred VanVleet G	35	23	4	7	—	1	1	8-20	5-14	2-4	-2
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	13	5	3	—	—	3	6-12	1-6	—	-5
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	12	9	1	1	—	1	4-11	1-5	3-4	+7
Steven Adams C	22	4	9	3	1	—	1	2-4	—	0-4	+3
Jae'Sean Tate F	20	7	4	1	—	2	—	2-3	1-2	2-2	-5
Aaron Holiday G	12	4	1	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-3	1-2	+5
Jeff Green F	10	2	1	2	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Coby White	Bench	39	23	46.9	29.3	+4.6	10.8
Tre Jones	Bench	33	19	68.4	18.1	-26.8	14.6
Nikola Vucevic	Bench	29	15	75.0	14.7	+2.4	12.5
Dalen Terry	Bench	13	11	110.0	21.4	+25.9	21.1
Patrick Williams	Bench	23	10	85.0	11.3	-7.5	13.1
Matas Buzelis	Bench	19	10	50.0	25.5	-19.0	8.9
Kevin Huerter	Bench	34	9	40.9	17.1	-4.9	1.4
Julian Phillips	Bench	19	8	54.6	15.9	+30.6	7.6
Zach Collins	Bench	19	5	46.0	15.6	-0.1	-1.7
Jalen Smith	Bench	12	4	28.6	22.6	+10.7	14.3
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	38	28	54.1	27.0	+3.5	11.5
Alperen Sengun	Bench	37	24	55.8	25.5	+13.8	21.8
Fred VanVleet	Bench	35	23	52.8	25.0	-4.1	12.3
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	13	54.2	17.4	-8.8	5.3
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	12	47.0	15.7	+9.5	9.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	20	7	90.2	7.7	-9.1	9.7
Steven Adams	Bench	22	4	34.7	11.9	+8.5	7.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	12	4	51.5	11.8	+21.4	4.0
Jeff Green	Bench	10	2	50.0	11.5	-19.0	4.7
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0