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Sengun records triple-double, VanVleet scores 28 in Rockets 143-107 rout of Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 28 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his second triple-double this season and the Houston Rockets routed the Chicago Bulls 143-107 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.
Jalen Green scored 18 points as all five Houston starters reached double figures, and the Rockets topped their previous season-high in points (128). Amen Thompson played despite right quad soreness and added 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
The Rockets dominated in the paint at both ends and pulled in 66 rebounds to Chicago's 47.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 15 points, and Talen Horton-Tucker scored 12 off the bench as the Bulls dropped their second straight and third in four.
After a sluggish start, the Rockets came on to shoot 52.4% (55 of 105) from the floor.
Rockets: Houston, which entered Sunday leading the NBA with 49.5 rebounds per game, improved to 8-2 when outrebounding an opponent.
Bulls: Chicago had no answer for Houston's dominance in the paint and shot 33.6% (36 of 107). The 143 points were the most Chicago ever allowed to Houston.
LaVine's free throws tied it at 36 4:06 into the second quarter. Led by VanVleet and Sengun, Houston outscored Chicago 32-16 to take a 68-52 halftime lead. The Rockets started the third with an 11-0 run and blew it open to 108-78 after 36 minutes.
The Rockets set a season-high for points in a quarter when they outscored Chicago 41-26 in the second. They followed up by by scoring 40 in the third.
The Rockets play at Milwaukee on Monday, the same day the Bulls face the Pistons in Detroit.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Nikola Vucevic (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:58 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-0 |
| 10:34 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:55 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-3 |
| 9:55 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:51 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point finger roll layup | 7-3 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point hook shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 7-5 |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-5 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 9-7 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 11-7 |
| 8:21 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:01 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 13-10 |
| 7:39 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Patrick Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:27 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Jalen Green misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:12 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Patrick Williams technical foul | ||
| 7:12 | | Dillon Brooks misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:12 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point cutting dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 13-12 |
| 6:42 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:40 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-13 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 6:20 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 13-16 |
| 5:56 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 16-16 |
| 5:37 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Zach LaVine shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-16 |
| 5:32 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 5:18 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point cutting layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 18-18 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 20-18 |
| 4:14 | | Josh Giddey misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving layup | 22-18 |
| 3:50 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 3:46 | | Matas Buzelis personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:38 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | +3 | Matas Buzelis makes three point jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 22-21 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 24-21 |
| 3:00 | | Jalen Smith misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:59 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Tari Eason turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:57 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 24-24 |
| 2:32 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:18 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Josh Giddey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Jock Landale misses two point layup | ||
| 1:46 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Jock Landale blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:38 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 24-26 |
| 1:17 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-26 |
| 0:57 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Josh Giddey blocks Jock Landale's two point running layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-26 |
| 0:46 | | Jock Landale misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:44 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:28 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 11:12 | | Dalen Terry turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:02 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Jalen Smith's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Jock Landale turnover (lost ball) (Julian Phillips steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | Dalen Terry misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point tip dunk | 28-28 |
| 10:35 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 10:35 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 10:17 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point stepback jump shot | 30-30 |
| 10:02 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:52 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 32-30 |
| 9:37 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 34-30 |
| 9:15 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Julian Phillips's two point layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Jock Landale turnover (lost ball) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 34-33 |
| 8:58 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | +1 | Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-34 |
| 8:47 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | +1 |