Houston faces Chicago, aims for 6th straight victory
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Chicago Bulls (28-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (41-25, third in the Western Conference)
Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -8; over/under is 232
BOTTOM LINE: Houston comes into a matchup against Chicago as winners of five straight games.
The Rockets have gone 24-10 at home. Houston is second in the Western Conference in team defense, giving up only 108.8 points while holding opponents to 45.4% shooting.
The Bulls are 15-16 on the road. Chicago is third in the NBA scoring 17.5 fast break points per game led by Coby White averaging 3.8.
The Rockets average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer makes per game than the Bulls give up (13.6). The Bulls average 7.8 more points per game (116.6) than the Rockets allow (108.8).
TOP PERFORMERS: Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Rockets. Jalen Green is averaging 19.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists over the last 10 games.
Nikola Vucevic is scoring 18.8 points per game with 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls. White is averaging 25.4 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 47.6% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 6-4, averaging 112.9 points, 49.4 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points per game.
Bulls: 6-4, averaging 120.6 points, 46.9 rebounds, 29.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.9 points.
INJURIES: Rockets: Reed Sheppard: out (thumb), Amen Thompson: out (foot).
Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu: out for season (shoulder), Josh Giddey: day to day (ankle), Lonzo Ball: out (wrist), Coby White: day to day (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.