Game #27 - Bulls vs Rockets - Game Thread

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Game 27, Home Game 15
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
WCIU-TV / ESPN / ESPN 1000 AM / WRTO 1200 AM

BULLS VS. ROCKETS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls Lead 64-61
BULLS CURRENT STREAK .. 2 Losses
BULLS HOME STREAK ............. 1 Loss
BULLS ROAD STREAK .............. 1 Loss

BULLS VS. ROCKETS THIS SEASON
November 21 @ Houston – Rockets won 93-89
December 25 @ Chicago –

LAST FIVE BULLS GAMES
Dec. 22 @ Hawks L 75-92
Dec. 21 @ Knicks W 110-106
Dec. 18 vs Celtics W 100-89
Dec. 17 @ Grizzlies L 71-80
Dec. 15 vs Nets W 83-82

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (15-11)
Home 8-6
Road 7-5

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 92.8 (Opp: 91.0)
RPG: 43.31 (Opp: 39.96)
APG: 22.4 (Opp: 18.5)
SPG: 7.27 (Opp: 8.12)
BPG: 5.12 (Opp: 5.39)
TO: 15.54 (Opp: 14.19)
FG%: .441 (Opp: .426)
FT%: .806 (Opp: .767)
3p%: .348 (Opp: .326)

Probable Bulls starters


Kirk Hinrich - PG -
Marco Belinelli - SG -
Luol Deng - SF -
Carlos Boozer - PF -
Joakim Noah - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points: Deng 17.8, Boozer 14.0
Rebounds: Noah 10.6, Boozer 9.4
Assists: Hinrich 5.4, Noah 4.5
Steals: Noah 1.38, Deng 0.96
Blocks: Noah 2.15, Gibson 1.04

FG%: Butler .515, Noah .482
FT%: Hamilton .930, Belinelli .879
3FG%: Belinelli .408, Hinrich & Hamilton .375

Injury report
Taj Gibson (right ankle) and Richard Hamilton (torn plantar fascia in left foot) are day-to-day
Derrick Rose (left knee) is out.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



Houston Rockets (14-12)
Home 11-5
Road 3-7

Probable Rockets starters

Jeremy Lin - PG
James Harden - SG
Chandler Parsons - SF
Marcus Morris - PF
Omer Asik - C

Injury report
Patrick Patterson (bone bruise in right foot)
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[RollWithEm]

I hate that this will be the 160th game that Marco Belinelli will have actually started in his NBA career. It's a borderline travesty.