Chicago Bulls 113, Houston Rockets 119 — Recap

January 13, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 113, Houston Rockets 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 24-29 HOU; Q2 CHI 36-28 HOU; Q3 CHI 28-33 HOU; Q4 CHI 25-29 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Tre Jones (CHI) 34 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-12 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists on 10-of-18 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI

Tre Jones

34 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 11-12 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

23 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST · 10-18 FG

Season highs

Tre Jones · Season-high 34 pointsTre Jones · Season-high 5 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

CHI 4 largest lead Q2 7:01 (CHI 42, HOU 38) · 7-0 run, Q1 0:00–Q2 11:08

HOU 9 largest lead Q4 0:09 (CHI 110, HOU 119) · 10-0 run, Q1 3:03–Q1 0:30

Swings 35 lead changes Tied 19 times

Ahead for good: Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) (Q4 2:52, CHI 106, HOU 108).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 3:24 Kevin Durant makes 4-foot driving dunk (JD Davison assists)HOU · CHI 104, HOU 105
Q4 3:10 Tre Jones makes two point shotCHI · CHI 106, HOU 105
Q4 2:52 Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)HOU · CHI 106, HOU 108
Q4 2:29 Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2HOU · CHI 106, HOU 109
Q4 2:29 Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · CHI 106, HOU 110
Q4 2:12 Tre Jones makes driving layupCHI · CHI 108, HOU 110
Q4 1:51 Jabari Smith Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (JD Davison assists)HOU · CHI 108, HOU 112
Q4 1:27 Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)HOU · CHI 108, HOU 115
Q4 1:05 Kevin Huerter makes 4-foot two point shotCHI · CHI 110, HOU 115
Q4 0:40 Kevin Durant makes 3-foot driving dunkHOU · CHI 110, HOU 117
Q4 0:09 Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2HOU · CHI 110, HOU 118
Q4 0:09 Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · CHI 110, HOU 119

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	24	36	28	25		113
HOU	29	28	33	29		119

🧮 How They Scored

CHIHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

23Bench points23

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%55.1%

6.3%Turnover %8.2%

26.9%Offensive rebound %31.6%

0.245Free-throw rate0.330

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Matas Buzelis F	37	19	6	2	0	0	2	7-14	2-7	3-4	-13
Nikola Vucevic C	37	14	7	5	1	2	0	7-19	0-3	0-0	-10
Jalen Smith F-C	36	14	9	1	0	0	1	5-13	0-5	4-5	0
Kevin Huerter G	29	11	4	2	2	1	0	4-10	1-3	2-2	+1
Tre Jones G	27	34	2	7	1	0	2	11-12	5-6	7-8	+2
Isaac Okoro F-G	25	9	4	1	0	0	0	3-9	2-4	1-2	-4
Ayo Dosunmu G	23	7	4	3	0	0	0	3-8	1-2	0-0	-6
Patrick Williams F	18	0	1	2	0	0	1	0-6	0-5	0-0	-3
Dalen Terry F	8	5	3	1	1	0	1	1-3	1-2	2-2	+3

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	42	23	5	2	2	0	3	6-10	1-2	10-10	-2
Kevin Durant F	40	28	10	4	0	0	3	12-23	1-5	3-4	+4
Alperen Sengun F-C	36	23	7	11	0	1	3	10-18	0-1	3-4	+19
Jabari Smith Jr. F	34	18	7	0	0	0	0	6-13	2-7	4-6	+2
JD Davison G	25	9	7	4	0	1	0	3-6	1-2	2-3	+14
Reed Sheppard G	22	8	1	1	0	0	0	3-8	2-5	0-0	-1
Steven Adams C	18	4	7	1	2	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-2	+9
Josh Okogie G	13	4	3	0	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	+2
Clint Capela C	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-7
Jae'Sean Tate F	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-10

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tre Jones	Starter	27	34	109.5	29.5	-3.3	28.7
Matas Buzelis	Starter	37	19	60.3	20.5	-15.8	7.4
Nikola Vucevic	Starter	37	14	36.8	21.3	-18.4	7.2
Jalen Smith	Starter	36	14	46.1	18.4	-1.6	5.3
Isaac Okoro	Starter	25	9	45.5	17.9	-8.2	1.7
Kevin Huerter	Bench	29	11	50.6	15.5	-0.2	8.8
Ayo Dosunmu	Bench	23	7	43.8	13.8	-13.3	8.6
Dalen Terry	Bench	08	5	64.4	23.8	+25.0	18.9
Jevon Carter	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Patrick Williams	Bench	18	0	0.0	16.7	-11.5	-5.8
Julian Phillips	Bench	00	0	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
Kevin Durant	Starter	40	28	56.5	29.5	+6.7	12.6
Alperen Sengun	Starter	36	23	58.2	27.7	+26.0	15.2
Amen Thompson	Starter	42	23	79.9	17.8	+0.4	12.1
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	34	18	57.5	19.3	+6.2	10.1
Josh Okogie	Starter	13	4	100.0	6.7	+22.1	9.5
JD Davison	Bench	25	9	61.5	11.9	+25.3	12.1
Reed Sheppard	Bench	22	8	50.0	16.0	-7.1	2.3
Steven Adams	Bench	18	4	34.0	14.6	+19.8	10.9
Clint Capela	Bench	05	2	100.0	9.1	-77.8	15.9
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	05	0	0.0	20.0	-77.5	-1.9